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LIBRARY  OF  THE  THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY 
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All  things  written  in  the  Law  of  Moses,  and  the  Prophets,  anc! 
the  Psalms,  concerning  Me,  must  be  fulfilled, 


4  NEW  EDITION,  CORRECTED, 


P-SSH^SZLX.,  3NT.  IT. 

PUBLISHED  BY  S.  MARKS  k  SON. 

1830. 


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TUB 


L.IFE 

OF 

ISAAC?  WAfTS,  D.  2D. 


BY 

DR.  JOHNSON. 


From  his  lives  of  the  most  eminent  English  Poets. 


THE  Poems  of  Dr.  WATTS  we>e  by  my  recommendation  inserted 
in  the  late  Collection  ;  the  readers  of  which  are  to  impute  to  me  what- 
ever pleasure  or  weariness  they  may  find  in  the  perusal  of  Blackoaore, 
Watts,  Pomfret,  and  Yealden. 

ISAAC  WATTS  was  born  July  17,  1674,  at  Southampton,  where 
his  father  of  the  same  name  kept  a  boarding-school  for  youig  gentle 
men,  though  common  report  makes  him  a  shoemaker.  He  appear? 
from  the  narrative  of  Dr.  Gibbons,  to  have  been  neither  indigent  nor 
illiterate. 

Isaac  the  eldest  of  nine  children,  was  given  to  books  from  his  in- 
fxi'.'cy  and  begun,  we  are  toLJ  to  learn  Lati  •  when  he  was  four  years 
old  ;  I  suppose  at  horn-  He  was  afterwards  *  aught  Latin,  Greek,  and 
Hebrew,  by  Mr.  Pinhorn,  a  clergyman,  master  of  the  free-school  at 
Southampton,  to  whom  the  gratitude  of  his  scholar  afterwards  inscri- 
bed a  Latin  ode 

His  proficiency  at  school  w-s  so  conspicuous,  that  a  subscription  was 
proposed  for  his  support  nt  the  University;  out  he  declared  his  resolu- 
tion lo  take  his  lot  with  the  Disseu:e:s.  Such  he  was,  as  every  Chris- 
tian Church  would  rejoice  t     have  adopted 

He  therefore  repaired  in  1690,  to  an  academy  taught  by  Mr.  Rowe, 
Where  he  had  for  his  companions  -tndellow-students  Mr.  Hughes  the 
poet,  and  Dr.  Horte,  aftn*wards  archbishop  of  luara.  Some  Latin 
essays,  supposed  to  have  t-een  w-itien  as  exercises  at  this  academy, 
show  .a  degree  of  know'edge,  hot';  philosophical  and  theological,  such 
as  very  few  attain  by  a  much  longer  course  of  study. 

He  was,  as  he  hints  in  his  Miscellanies,  a  maUer  ol  verse-  from  fif- 
teen to  fifty,  and  in  his  youth  he  -  ppears  to  have  paid  attention  to  La- 
tin poetry  Kis  verses  to  hi-  brother  in  the  glyconic  measure  written 
when  he  was  eventeen  are  remarkably  easy  a  od  elegant.  Some  of 
his  other  odes  are  deformed  by  the  Pindaric  folly  the  pr>  vailing,  and 
are  written  with  such  neglect  of  all  metrcal  rule  as  .s  withou:  txam» 
pip  among  the  ancients;  but  his  diction,  though  perhapsnot  always  ex* 
actly  pure  has  such  copiousness  and  plendour  as  shows  that  he  was 
but  ajvery  little  distance  from  excellence. 

His  method  of  Study  was  to  impress  the  contends  of  hi-  books  upon 
his  memory  by  abridging  thei;.,  ad  by  interleaving  them,  to  amplify 
one  system  with  supplements  from  another. 


LIFE  OF  DR.  WATTS. 

With  the  congregation  of  his  tutor,  Mr.  Rowe,  who  were,  I  believe 
mdependant.',  he  communicated  in  his  nineteenth  year. 

At  the  age  of  twenty  he  left  the  academy,  and  spent  two  years  in 
jitudy  and  devotion  at  the  house  of  his  father,  who  treated  him  with 
great  tenderness;  and  had  the  happiness,  indulged  to  few  parents,  oi 
living  to  see  his  son  eminent  for  literature,  and  venerable  for  piety. 

He  was  then  entertained  by  Sir  John  Hartopp  five  years,  as  domes- 
tic tutor  to  his  son;  and  in  that  time  particularly  devoted  himself  to 
the  sludy  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  ;  and  being  chosen  assistant  to  Dr, 
Ohanncey, -preached  the  first  time  on  the  birth  day  that  completed  hi- 
twenty-fourth  year ;  probably  considering  that  as  a  day  of  a  second 
nativity,  by  which  he  entered  on  anew  period  of  existence. 

In  about  three  years  he  succeeded  Dr.  Chauncey;  but  soon  after  his 
entrance  on  his  charge,  he  wa-  seized  by  a  dangerou-  illness,  which 
lunk  him  tosuch  weakness,  that  the  congregaton  thoughtan  assistant 
necessary,  and  appointed  Mr.  Price.  Hi-,  health  : hen  returned  gradu- 
ally, and  he  performed  his  duty  till  ( 1712)  he  was  seized  by  a  fever  of 
such  violence  and  continuance,  that,  from  'he  feebleness  which  it 
brought  upon  him,  he  never  perfectly  recover*  d. 

This  calamitous  state  made  the  compassion  of  his  friends  necessary 
and  drew  upon  him  the  attention  of  Sir  Thomas  Abney,  who  received 
him  into  b  s  house:  where  wit  a  constancy  of  friendship  and  unifor- 
mity of  conduct  not  often  to  fie  found,  he  was  treated  for  ihirty-six 
years  with  all  the  kindm  ss  that  friendship  could  prompt  and  all  the 
attention  that  resp  ct  could  dictate.  Sir  Thomas  died  about  eight 
years  aft-Twa-ds  ;  but  hecontinued  with  the  lady  and  her  daughters  to 
the  end  of  his  life.     The  lady  die    about  a  year  after  him. 

A  coaliti  n  like  this,  a  st  te  in  whi  h  the  notion  o<  pa  ronage  and 
dependance  Were  overpowered  by  the  pi  rcepti-  n  of  reciprocal  bene- 
fits, deserves  a  particular  memo  ial :  and  I  will  not  wit1  hold  from  the 
reader  Dr.  GibbonsN  representation,  to  which  regard  is  'O  be  paid  as 
to  the  narrative  ot  one  who  writes  what  he  knows,  and  what  is  known 
likewise  to  multitudes  besides. 

"  Our  nextobs'  rvation  shall  be  made  upon  that  remarkably  kind 
Provid'-nce  which  brought  the  Doctor  into  Sir  Thomas  Abney 's  family, 
and  continued  him  there  till  his  death,  a  period  of  no   ess  than  thirty- 
six  years.     In  the  midst  oi  his  sacred  labours- for  the  gl  <y  of  God  and 
good  of  his  generation,  he  s  seized  with  a  most  violent  and  threatening 
(fever,  which  leave    him  oppressed  with  great  weakness,   and*  puts    a 
stop  at  least  to  his  pub  ic  services  for  four  years    In  this  distressing  sea* 
son,  doubly  so   to   his  active  and   pious  spirit,  he  i-    invited  to    Sir 
Thomas  Abney 's  family,  nor  ever  removes  from  it  till  he  hadfinished 
his  days.     Here  he  enjoyed  th*   uninterrupted  demonstrations   of;  Ire 
truest  friendship.     Here,    without  any  c  re  of  his  own,   he  had  every 
thing  which  could  contribute  to  the  enjoyment  of  life,  and  favour  the 
unwearied  pursuits  of  his  studies.  Here  he  dwelt  in  a  family,  which  foi 
piety,  order,  harmony,  <  nd  every  virtue,  was  an  house  of  God.  Here 
he  had  the  privilegeofa  tou   in  recess, the  fragrant  bower,  the  spread* 
ing  lawn,  the  flowery  gar.ien,    and  other  advantages,   to    soothe    his 
mind 'and  aid  h is. restoration   to  health  :  to  yield   him,   whenever  he 
chose  them,  most  grateful  intervals  fro       his  laborious  s  udies,   and 
enable  him  to  return  to  them  with  redoubled  vigour  and  delight    Had 
it  not  b>  en  for  this  most  happy  event,  he  might  as  to    outward   view, 
have  feebly,    it  may  be  painfully,  dragged  on  through   many   more 
years  of  languor  and  inability  for  public  service,  and  even  for  profi- 
table study  ;  or  perhaps  might   have  sunk  into    his  grave   under  the 
overwhelming  load  of  infirmities  in  the  midst  of  his  days;  and  thus 
the  church  and  world  would  have  been  deprived  of  those  many  excel- 
lent sermons  and  works  which  he  drew  up  and  published  during  his 


LIFE  OF  DR.  WATTS.  v 

long  residence  in  this  family.  In  a  few  j'ears  after  his  coming  hither, 
Sir  Thomas  Abney  dies  ;  but  his  amiable  consort  survives,  who  shows 
the  Doctor  the  same  respect  and  friendship  as  before,  and  most  hap- 
pily for  him  and  great  numbers  besides;  for,  as  her  riches  were 
great,  her  generosity  and  munificence  were  in  full  proportion;  her 
thread  of  life  was  drawn  out  to  a  great  age.  even  beyond  that  of  the 
Doctor's:  and  thus  this  excellent  man,  through  her  kindness,  and 
that  of  her  daughter,  the  present  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Abney,  who  in  a 
!ike  degree  esteemed  and  honoured  him,  enjoyed  all  the  benefits  and 
felicities  he  experienced  at  his  first  entrance  into  this  family,  till  his 
davs  were  numbered  and  finished,  and  like  a  shock  of  corn  in  its  sea- 
son, he  ascended  into  the  regions  of  perfect  and  immortal  life  and  joy. 

if  this  quotation  has  appeared  long,  let  it  be  considered  that  it  com- 
prises an  account  of  six  and  thirty  years,  and  those  the  years  of  Di . 
Watts. 

From  the  time  of  his  reception  into  this  family,  hislife  was  no  other 
wise  diversified  than  by  sin  cessive  publication^      The   series  of  his 
works  I  am  not  able  to  deduce  :  their  number,  and  their  variety,  show 
the  intenseness  of  his  industry,  and  '  he  extent  of  his  capacity. 

He  was  one  of  the  first  authors  that  t.. light  the  Disse  ters  to  court 
attention  by  the  graces  of  lefcguage  Whatever  they  had  among  them 
before,  whether  oflearning  or  acutrness,  was  com  nonly  obscured  and 
blunted  bv  coarseness  and  inelegance  of  sylc  He  showed  them,  that 
zeal  and  purity  might  be  expressed  and  enforced  by  polished  diction. 

He  continued  to  the  end  of  his  life  the  teacher  of  a  congregation, 
and  no  reader  of  his  works  can  doubt  his  fidelity  or  diligence.  In  the 
pulpit,  though  his  low  stature,  which  very  little  exceeded  five  feet, 
graces  him  with  no  advantages  of  appearance,  yet  the  gravity  and 
propriety  ol  his  utterance  made  his.  discourses  very  efficacious.  I  once 
mentioned  the  reputation  which  Mr.  Forster  hud  gained  by  his  pro- 
per delivery,  to  m\  friend  Dr  Hawkesworth  who  told  me,  that  in 
the  art  of  pronouneiation  he  was  far  inferior  to  Dr.  Watts. 

Such  was  his  flow  of  thoughts,  and  such  his  promptitude  of  language 
that  in  the  latter  pari  of  h;s  life  he  did  not  precomposc  his  cursory 
sermons;  bui  having  adjusted  the  heads,  and  sketched  out  some  par- 
ticulars, trusted  for  success  to  his  extemporary  powers 

He  did  not  endeavour  to  assist  his  eloquence  by  any  gesticulations: 
for,  as  no  corporeal  actions  have  any  correspondence  with  theologi- 
cal truth,  he  did  not  see  how  they  could  enforce  it. 

At  the  conclusion  of  w  ighty  sentences  be  gave  time,  by  a  short 
pause,  for  the  proper  impression 

To  stated  and  public  instruction  he  added  familiar  visits  and  person- 
al applications,  and  was  careful  to  improve  t:>e  opportunities  which 
conversation  afforded  of  diffusing  and  increasing  the  influence  of  reli- 
gion 

By  his  natural  temper  he  was  quick  f  resentment ;  but  by  his  es- 
tablished and  habitual  practice,  he  was  gentle,  modest,  and  inoffensive. 
His  tenderness  appeared  in  his  art  en  t  ion  to  children,  and  to  the  poor. 
To  the  poor  while  he  lived  in  the  family  of  his  friend,  he  allowed  the 
third  part  of  his  annual  revenue,  though  the  whole  was  not  a  hunched 
a  year :  and  for  children,  he  co  descended  to  lay  aside  the  scholar. 
the  philosopher,  and  the  wit  to  write  little  poems  of  devotion,  and 
systems  of  instruction  adapted  o  heir  wants  and  capacities,  from  the 
dawn  of  reason  through  its  gradations  of  advance  in  the  morning  of 
life  Every  man  acquainted  with  the  common  principles  of  human 
action,  will  look  with  veneration  on  the  writer  who  is  atone  time  com- 
bating Locke,  and  at  another  making  a  catechism  for  children  in  their 
fourth  year  A  voluntary  descent  from  the  dignity  of  science  is  per- 
haps the  hardest  lesson  humility  can  teach. 


n  LIFE  OF  DR.  WATTS.     _ 

As  his  mind  was  capacious,  his  curiosity  excursive,  and  his  industry 
continual,  his  writings  are  very  numerous,  and  hissubjecis  various. 
With  his  theological  works  I  am  only  enough  acquainted  to  admire 
his  meekness  ofopposition,  and  his  mildness  of  censure.  It  was  not 
only  in  his  book,  but  in  his  mind,  thst  orthodoxy  was  united  with  charity. 

Of  his  philosophical  pieces,  his  Logic  has  been  received  into  the 
Universities,  and  therefore  wants  no  private  recommendations  :  if  he 
owes  part  of  it  to  Le  Clere,  it  must  be  considered,  that  no  man  who 
undertakes  merely  to  methodise  or  illustrate  a  system,  pretends  to  be 
its  author. 

In  his  metaphysical  disquisitions,  it  was  observed  by  the  late  learn- 
ed Dr  Dyer,  that  he  confounded  the  idea  of  space  with  that  of  empty 
space,  and  did  not  considerthat  though  space  might  be  without  matter, 
yet  matter  being  extended,  could  not  be  without  space. 

Few  books  have  been  perused  by  me  with  greater  pleasure  than  his 
Improvement  of  the  Mind  of  which  the  radical  principles  may  indeed 
be  found  in  Locke's  Conduct  of  the  Understanding,  but  they  are  so  ex- 
panded and  ramified  by  Watts,  as  to  confer  upon  him  the  merit  of  a 
work  in  the  highest  degree  useful  and  pleasing  Whoever  has  the 
care  of  instructing  others,  may  be  charged  with  defiance  in  his  duty 
if  this  book  is  not  recommended 

I  have  mentioned  his  treatises  of  Theology  as  distinct  from  his  o> 
ther  productions  :  but  the  truth  is,  that  whatever  he  took  in  hand  was, 
by  his  incessant  solicitude  for  souls,  converted  to  theology.  As  piety 
predominated  in  his  mind,  it  is  diffused  over  his  works  :  under  his  di- 
rection it  may  be  truly  said,  Theologi  •  Philosaphia  ancillatur,  philos- 
ophy is  subservient  to  evangelical  instruction  ;  it  is  difficult  to  read  a 
page  without  learning,  or  at  least  wishing  to  be  better  The  attention 
is  caught  by  indirect  instruction,  and  he  that  sat  down  only  to  reason, 
is  on  a  sudden  compelled  to  pray. 

It  was  therefore  with  great  propriety  that,  in  1728,  he  received  from 
Edinburgh  and  Aberdeen  an  unsolicited  diploma,  by  which  he  became 
a  Doctor  of  Divinity.  Academical  honours  would  have  more  val- 
ue if  they  were  always  bestowed  with  equal  judgment. 

He  continued  many  years  to  study  and  to  preach,  and  to  do  good 
by  his  instruction  and  example  ;  till  at  last  the  infirmities  of  age  disa- 
bled him  from  the  more  laborious  part  of  his  ministerial  functions,  and 
heing  no  longer  capable  of  public  duty  he  offered  to  remit  the  salarj* 
appendant  to  it;  but  his  congregation  would  not  accept  the  resignation. 

By  degrees  his  weakness  increased,  and  at  last  confined  him  to  his 
chamber  and  his  bed;  where  he  was  worn  gradually  away  without 
pain,  till  he  expired,  JNov  25,  1748,  in  the  seventy-fifth  year  of  his  age. 

Few  men  have  left  belr.nd  such  purity  of  character,  or  such  monu- 
ments of  laborious  piety.  He  has  provided  instruction  for  all  ages, 
from  those  who  are  lisping  their  first  lessons,  to  the  enlightened  rea- 
der of  Malbranche  and  Locke  :  he  has  left  neither  corporeal  nor  spir- 
itual nature  unexamined;  he  has  taught  the  art  of  reasoning,  and  the 
science  of  the  stars. 

His  character,  therefore,  must  be  formed  from  the  multiplicity  and 
diversity  of  his  attainments,  rather  than  from  any  single  perfor. 
mance ;  for  it  would  not  be  safe  to  claim  for  him  the  highest  rank  in 
any  single  denomination  of  literary  dignity  ;  yet  perhaps  there  was 
nothing  in  which  he  would  not  have  excelled,  if  he  had  not  divided  his 
powers  to  different  pursuits. 

As  a  poet,  had  he  been  only  a  poet  he  would  probably  have  stood 
high  among  the  authors  with  whom  he  is  now  associated.  For  his 
judgment  was  exact,  and  he  noted  beauties  and  faults  with  very  nice 
discernment:  his  imagination  as  the  Doc  an  Battle  proves,  was  vigo- 
rous and  active,  and  the  stores  of  knowledge  were  large  by  which  his 


LIFE  OF  DR   WATTS.  vj» 

fancy  was  to  be  supplied.  His  ear  was  well  tuned,  and  his  diction 
was  elegant  and  copious.  But  his  devotional  poetry  is  like  that  of 
others,  unsatisfactory.  The  paucity  of  its  topics  enforces  perpetual 
repetition,  and  the  sanctity  of  the  matter  rejects  the  ornaments  of 
figurative  diction.  It  is  sufficient  for  Watts  to  have  done  better  than 
others  what  no  man  has  done  well 

His  poems  on  other  subjects  seldom  rise  higher  than  might  be  ex- 
pected from  the  amusement  of  a  man  of  letters,  and  have  different 
degrees  of  value  as  they  are  more  or  less  laboured,  or  as  the  occasion 
was  more  or  less  favourable  to  invention. 

He  writes  too  often  without  regular  measures,  and  too  often  in  blank 
verse;  the  rhymes  are  not  always  sufficiently  corresponded.  He  h 
particularly  unhappy  in  coining  names  expressive  of  characters.  His 
lines  are  commonly  smooth  and  easy,  and  his  thoughts  always  reli- 
giously pure  ;  but  who  is  there  that,  to  su  much  piety  and  innocence 
does  not  wish  for  a  greater  measure  of  sprightliness  and  vigour  ?  He 
is  at  least  one  of  the  few  poets  with  whom  youth  and  ignorance  may 
be  safely  pleased,  and  happy  will  be  that  reader  whose  mind  is  dispo- 
sed by  his  verses,  or  his  prose,  to  imitate  nim  in  all  but  his  non-cor. 
formity,  to  copy  his  benevolence  to  men,  and  his  reverence  to  God 


PREFACE. 


The  following  is  an  extract  from  the  preface  given  by  Dr.  Watts, 
and  as  it  contains  the  plan  he  pursued  in  his  version  of  the  Psalms, 
may  be  found  useful. 

"  I  come  therefore  to  explain  my  own  design,  which  is  this,  To  ac- 
commodate the  Book  of  Psalms  to  Christian  worship.  And  in  order 
to  this,  it  is  necessary  to  divest  David  and  Asaph .  &,c.  of  every  other 
character  but  that  of  a  psalmist  and  a  saint,  and  to  make  them  always 
speak  the  common  sense  and  language  of  a  Christian 

"Attempting  the  work  with  this  view  I  have  entirely  omitted  sev- 
eral whole  psalms,  and  large  pieces  of  many  others  ;  and  have  chosen 
out  of  all  of  them  such  parts  only  as  might  easily  and  naturally  be 
accommodated  to  the  various  occasions  of  the  Christian  life,  or  at 
least  might  afford  us  some  beautiful  allusion  to  Christian  affairs. 
These  i  have  copied  and  explained  in  the  general  style  of  the  gospel  ; 
nor  have  I  confined  my  expressions  to  any  particular  party  oropinion  : 
that  in  words,  prepared  for  public  worship,  and  for  the  lips  of  multi- 
tudes, there  might  not  be  a  syllable  offensive  to  sincere  Christians, 
whose  judgments  may  differ  in  the  lesser  matters  of  religion. 

"  Where  the  Psalmist  uses  sharp  invectives  against  his  personal  ene- 
mies, I  have  endeavoured  to  turn  the  edge  of  them  against  our  spiritual 
adversaries,  sin,  Satan,  temptation  Where  the  flights  of  his  faith 
and  love  are  suilime,  I  have  often  sunk  the  expressions  within  the 
rGach  of  an  ordinary  Christian  ;  where  the  words  imply  some  peculiar 
wants  of  distresses,  joys  or  blessings,  I  have  used  words  of  greater  lati- 
tude and  comprehension,  suited  to  the  general  circumstances  of  men. 

"Where  the  original  runs  in  the  form  of  prophecy  concerning 
Christ  and  his  salvation,  1  have  given  an  historical  turn  to  the  sense  t 
there  is  no  necessity  that  we  should  always  sing  in  the  obscure  and 
doubtful  style  of  prediction,  where  the  things  foretold  are  brought  into 
open  light  by  a  full  accomplishment  Where  the  writers  of  the  New 
Testament  have  cited  or  alluded  to  any  part  of  the  Psalms,  I  have  of- 
ten indulged  the  liberty  of  paraphase,  according  to  the  words  of 
Christ,  or  his  apostles.  And  surely  this  may  be  esteemed  the  word 
of  God  still,  though  borrowed  from  several  parts  of  the  holy  scrip- 
ture. Where  the  Psalmist  describes  religion  by  the  fear  of  God  I  have 
often  joined  faith  and  love  to  it  Where  he  speaks  of  the  pardon  of 
sin,  through  the  mercies  of  God,  I  have  ridded  the  merits  of  a  Saviour. 
Where  he  talks  of  sacrificing  goats  or  bullocks.  I  rather  choose  to 
mention  the  sacrifice  of  Christ,  the  Lamb  of  God.  When  he  attends 
the  ark  with  shouting  into  Zion,  I  sing  the  ascension  of  my  Saviour 
into  heaven,  or  his  presence  in  his  church  on  earth.  Where  he  prom- 
ises abundance  of  wealth,  honour,  and  long  life,  I  have  changed  some 
of  these  typical  blessings  for  grace,  glory,  and  life  eternal,  which  are 
brought  to  light  by  the  gospel,  and  promised  in  the  New  Testament. 
And  I  am  fully  satisfied,  that  more  honour  is  done  to  our  blessed  Sa- 
viour, by  speaking  his  name,  his  graces,  and  actions,  in  his  own  lan- 
guage, according  to  the  brighter  discoveries  he  hath  now  made,  than 
by  going  back  again  to  the  Jewish  forms  of  worship,  and  the  language 
of  types  andfigures." 

Of  choosing  or  finding  the  Psalm. 

"By  cousulting  the  index  at  the  end,  any  one  may  find  hymns  very 
proper  for  many  occasions  of  the  Christian  life  and  worship ;  though 
no  copy  of  David's  psalter  can  provide  for  all,  as  1  have  shown  in  the 
Preface  to  the  large  edition 

Or  if  he  remembers  the  first  line  of  any  psalm,   the  Table  of  the 
First  Lines  will  directwher e  to  find  it. 


THE 

PSALMS  OP  DAVID. 


PSAI.M  !.     C.  M. 

The  way  and  End  of  the  Righteous  and  the  Wicked. 

1  TfJLEST  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place 
JtJ  Where  sinners  love  to  meet ; 

Who  fears  to  tread  their  ticked  ways, 
And  hates  the  scoffer's  seat ; 

2  But  in  the  statutes  of  the  Lord 

Has  plac'd  his  chief  delight; 
By  day  he  reads  or  hears  the  word, 
And  meditates  by  night. 

3  [He  like  a  plant  of  generous  kind 

By  living  waters  set, 
Safe  from  the  storms  and  blasting  wind, 
Enjoys  a  peaceful  state.] 

4  Green  as  the  leaf,  and  ever  fair 

Shall  his  profession  shine; 
While  fruits  of  holinessappear 
Like  clusters  on  the  vine. 
**  Not  so  the  impious  and  unjust; 
What  vain  designs  they  form! 
Their  hopes  are  blown  away  like  dust, 
Or  chuff  before  the  storm. 
I*  Sinners  in  judgment  shall  not  stand 
Among  the  sons  of  grace, 
When  Christ  the  Judge  at  his  right  hand 
Appoints  his  saints  a  place. 
7  His  eye  beholds  the  path  they  tread, 
His  heart  approves  it  well; 
But  crooked  ways  of  sinners  lead 
Down  to  the  gates  of  hell. 

PSALM  1.     S.  M. 

The  Saint  happy,  the  Si?mer  miserable, 

1   F§p  HE  man  is  ever  blest, 

Ji-     Who  shuns  the  sinner's  waysf 
Among  their  councils  never  stands. 
Nor  takes  the  scorner's  place: 
"2  But  makes  the  law  of  God 
His  study  and  delight, 

B 


10  PSALM  1. 

Amidst  the  labours  of  the  day, 
And  watches  of  the  night. 

3  He  like  a  tree  shall  thrive, 

With  waters  near  the  root; 
Fresh  as  the  leu!  his  name  shall  live, 
His  works  are  heavenly  fruit. 

4  Not  so  th'  ungodly  race, 

They  no  swell  blessings  find  : 
Their  hopes  shall  flee  like  empty  chaff 
Before  the  driving  wind. 

5  How  will  they  bear  to  stand 

Before  that  judgment  seat, 
Where  all  the  saints  at  Christ's  right  hand 
In  full  assembly  meet? 

6  He  knows,  and  he  approves, 

The  way  the  righteous  go: 
But  sinners  and  their  works  shall  meet 
A  dreadful  overthrow. 

PSALM  1.     L.  M. 

The  difference  between  the  Righteous  and  the  Wicked. 

1   TTTAPPV  the  man  whose  cautious  feet 

-I-A  Shun  the  broad  way  where  sinners  go  ; 

Who  hates  the  place  were  athei?>ts  meet, 

And  fears  to  ialk  as  scoffers  do. 
*2  He  loves  t*  employ  his  morning  light 

Among  the  statutes  of  the  Lord  ; 

And  spends  the  wakeful  hours  of  night, 

With  pleasure  pondering  o'er  the  word, 
ij  He,  like  a  plant  by  gentle  streams, 

Shall  flourish  in  immortal  green  ; 

And  heaven  will  shine  with  kindest  beams* 

On  every  work  his  hands  begin. 

4  But  sinners  find  their  counsels  cross'd ; 
As  chaff"  before  the  tempest  flies, 

So  shall  their  hopes  be  blown  and  lost, 
When  the  last  trumpet  shakes  the  skies. 

5  In  vain  tSse  rebel  seeks  to  stand 
In  judgment  with  the  pious  race; 

The  dreadfulJudge,with  stern  command. 
Divides  him  to  a  different  place. 
(>  "  Straight  is  the  way  my  saints  have  trod, 
"  1  bless'd  the  path,  and  drew  it  plain  ; 
'*  But  you  would  choose  the  crooked  road; 
"  And  down  it  leads  to  endless  pain." 


PSALM  2.  11 

PSALM  2.     S.  M.     Acts'w.  24,  $c. 

Christ  Dyi7ig,  Rising,  Interceding  and  Reigning. 

1  [TVTAKER  and  sovereign  Lord 

1TJL  Of  heaven,  and  earth  and  seas, 
Thy  providence  confirms  thy  word, 
And  answers  thy  decrees. 

2  The  thing*  so  <oiig  foretold 

By  David,  are  fulfiM'd; 
When  Jews  and  On  des  join  to  slay 
Jesus  thine  holy  Child.] 

3  Why  did  the  Gentles  rage, 

And  Jews  with  one  accord 
Join  all  th   <r  counsels  to  destroy 
Th'  anointed  of  the  Lord? 

4  Rulers  and  Kinufs  ngrec 

To  form  a  vain  design; 
Against  the  L<<rd  their  powers  unite, 
Against  his  Christ  they  join. 

5  The  Lord  derides  their  rage, 

And  will  support  his  throne  ; 
He  that  hath  rais'd  bin  from  the  dead, 
Hath  own'd  him  for  his  Son. 
PAUSE. 
G  Now  he's  ascended  high, 

To  rule  the  subject  earth; 
The  merit  of  his  blood  he  pleads 
And  pleads  his  heavenly  birth. 

7  Beneath  his  -ov'reign  sway 

The  Gentile  nations  bend; 
Far  as  the  world's  remotest  bounds 
His  k  ntjdom  shall  extend. 

8  The  nations  that    ebel 

Must  fee!  his  iron  rod  : 
He'll  vindicate  those  honours  well 
Which  he  receiv'd  from  God. 

9  [Be  wise,  ye  rulers,  now, 

And  worship  at   -is  throne; 
With  trembling  joy,  ye  people,  bow 
To  God's  exalted  Son. 

10  If  once  his  wraih  arise, 

Ye  perish  on  the  place; 
Then  blessed  is  the  soul  that  flies 
For  refuge  to  his  grace.] 


12  PSALM  2. 

PSALM  2.     CM. 

The  same. 

1  "WfcTHY  did  the  nations  join  to  slay 

▼  T     The  Lord's  anointed  Son? 
Why  did  they  cast  his  laws  away. 
And  tread  his  Gospel  down? 

2  The  Lord  that  sits  above  the  skies, 

Derides  ;heir  rage  below, 
He  speaks  with  veugeanee  in  his  eyes, 
And  strides  their  spirits  through. 

3  "I  call  him  my  eternal  Son, 

"And  raise  him  from  the  dead; 
"I  make  my  holy  hill  his  throne, 
"And  wide  his  kingdom  spread. 

4  "  Ask  me,  my  Son,  and  then  enjoy 

"The  utmost  heathen  lands; 
"Thy  rod  of  iron  shall  destroy 
"  The  rebel  that  withstands." 

5  Be  wise,  ye  rulers  of  the  earth, 

Obey  th*  anointed  Lord  ; 
Adore  the  King  of  heavenly  bir?h 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 

6  With  humble  love  address  his  throne, 

For  if  he  frown,  ye  die  : 
Those  are  secure,  and  those  alone, 
Who  on  his  grace  relv. 

PSALM  2/   L,  M. 

Christ's  Death,  Resurrection,  and  Ascension. 
j    *%7|7HY  did  the  Jew-  proclaim  fheirrage? 
ff     The  Romans  why  their  swor  s  employ, 
Against  the  Lord?  their  powers  engage, 
His  dear  anointed  to  destroy! 

2  "Come, let  us  break  his  bands,  they  say, 
"This  man  shall  never  give  us  laws; 
Aud  thus  they  cast  his  yoke  away, 
And  nail'd  the  Monarch  to  the  cross. 

3  But  God,  who  high  in  glory  reigns, 
Laughs  at  their  pride,  their  rage  controuls: 
He'll  smite  their  hearts  with  inward  pains, 
And  speak  in  thunder  to  their  souls. 

4  "I  will  mainta  n  the  King  I  made 
"On  Zion's  everlasting  hill, 

"  My  hand  shall  bring  him  from  the  dead, 
"  Arid  he  shall  stand  your  sovereign  still/* 


PSALM  3.  13 

5  [His  wondrous  rising  from  the  earth 
Makes  his  eternal  Godhead  known: 
The  Lord  declares  his  heavenly  birth, 
"Thisd*}  have  1  b«got  my  Son. 

6  "Ascend,  my  San,  to  my  right  hand, 
"There    hou  shalt  ask,  aud  1  bestow 
"The  utmosl  bounds  of  heathen  lands  ; 
"To  thee  then  suppliant  tribes  shall  bow."] 

7  But  nations  that  resist  his  grace 
Shall  fall  beneath  his  lifted  rod; 
His  arm  shall  crush  «h'  impious  race 
That  dare  provoke  th'  avenging  God. 

PAUSE. 
S  Now  ye  that  sit  on  earthly  thrones, 
Be  wise,  and  serve  the  Lord,  the  Lamb: 
Now  to  his  feet  submit  your  crowns, 
Rejoice  and   remble  at  his  name. 

9  With  humble  love  address  the  Son, 
Lest  he  grow  an'gr)  and  ye  die; 

His  wrath  will  burn  to  worlds  unknown, 
His  love  give  Hie  abtfve  the  sky. 

10  His  sioruis  shall  quell  the  stubborn  foe, 
And  sink  Si  is  honours  in  the  dust: 
Happy  ihe  souls,  their  <  ?od  that  know, 
And  make  his  grace    heir  on  y  trusl. 

PS  VLM  &     C.  M. 

Doubts  and  Fears  suppressed ;  or  God  our  Defence  from  Sin  and  Satan 

1  IkMY  Oud,  how  army  are  my  fears! 
IT JL   How  fast  my  foes  increase  ! 
Conspiring  my  eternal  death, 

They  break  my  presetii  peace. 

2  The  lyinij  empter  would  persuade 

There  s  no  relief  in  heaven, 
And  all  my  growing  sins  appear 
Too  great  to   e  forgiven. 

3  But  thou,  my  glory,  and  my  strength, 

Shalt  on  the  tempter  tread, 
Shalt  silence  all  my  threat'ning  guilt, 
And  raise  my  drooping  head. 

4  [1  cried,  and  from  his  holy  bill 

He  bow'd  a  liatenhig  ear; 
I  call'd  my  Father,  and  my  God, 
And  he  subdued  my  Tear. 

B2 


14  PSALM  3,  4. 

5  He  shed  soft  slumbers  on  mine  eyes, 

In  spire  ol  ail  my  foes: 
I  woke  and  wondered  at  the  orace 
That  guarded  my  repose*] 

6  What  though  the  hosts  of  death  and  hell 

All  arnTd  against  me  stood  : 
Terrors  no  more  shall  shake  my  soul, 
i\iy  refuge  is  my  God. 

7  Arise,  O  Lord,  fulfil  thy  grace, 

While  I  thy  glory  sing  ; 
My  God  has  broke  the  serpent's  teeth, 
And  death  has  lost  his  sting-. 

8  ^Salvation  to  (he  Lord  belongs, 

His  arm  alone  ran  save  ; 
Blessings  attend  thy  people  here, 
And  reach  beyond  the  grave. 

PSALM  3.     v.  1—5,  8.     L.  M. 

A  Morning  Psalm. 

1  &~\    LORD  how  /i«a y  are  my  foes, 

%Jr   In  this  weak  state  of  flesh  and  blood! 
My  peace  they  daily  discompose, 
But  my  defence  and  hope  is  God. 

2  Tir'd  with  the  burdeus  of  the  day, 
To  thee  1  rars'd  an  evening  cry  ; 
Thou  licard'st  when  I  began  to  pray, 
And  thine  almighty  help  was  nigh. 

■I  Supported  by  thine  heavenly  aid 
I  laid  me  down  and  slept  secure, 
Not  dea'h  should  make  my  heart  afraid, 
Though  I  should  wake  and  rise  no  more. 

4  But  God  sustained  me  all  the  night; 
Salvation  doth  to  God  belong; 
He  rais'd  my  head  to  see  the  light, 
And  niakis  his  praise  my  morning  song. 
PSALM  4.  v.   1—3.  5—7.     L.  M. 

Hearing  of  Prayer;  or,  God  oar  Portion,  and  Christ  our  Hope. 

1  if  h   GOD  of  grace  and  righteousness, 
\j?    Hear  and  attend  when  I  complain  : 
Thou  host  enlarged  me  in  distress, 
Bow  down  a  gracious  ear  again. 

2  Ye  so  is  of  men,  in  vain  ye  try 
To  turn  my  glory  into  shame; 
liow  long  will  scoffers  love  to  lie, 
And  dare  reproach  ray  Saviour's  name'? 


PSALM  4,  5.  id 

3  Know  that  the  Lord  divides  his  saints 
From  all  the  tribes  of  men  heside; 
He  hears  and  pities  their  complaints, 
For  the  dear  s:ue  of  Christ  that  died- 

4  When  our  obedient  hand*  have  done 
A  thousand  works  of  righteousness, 
We  put  our  trust  in  God  alone, 
And  glory  in  his  pard'ning  grace. 

5  Let  the  unthinking  many  say, 

"  Who  will  bestow  some  earthlv  good?" 
But,  Lord,  thy  light  and  love  we  pray; 
Ous  souls,  desire  this  heavenly  food. 
G  Then  shall  my  cheerful  powers  rejoice 
At  graee  divine  and  love  so  great; 
Nor  will  I  change  my  happy  choice 
For  all  their  wealth  and  boasted  state. 

PSALlVl  4.     v    3—5.  8.     C.  M. 

An  Evening  Psalm. 

1  "j"    ORD,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray ; 
jLi   1  am  for  ever  thine : 

I  fear  heft. re  thee  all  the  day, 
Nor  would  I  dare  to  sin. 

2  And  while  1  test  my  *eary  bead 

From  cares  and  business  tree, 

'Tis  s«eet  conversing  on  my  bed 

With  my  own  hear!  and  thee. 

3  I  pay  this  evening  sacrifice; 

And  when  my  work  is  done, 
Great  God,  my  faith  and  hope  relies 
Upon  thy  «race  alone. 

4  Thus  with  my  thoughts  compos'd  to  peace, 

I'll  give  mine  eyes  to  sleep; 
Thy  bond  in  safety  keeps  my  days, 
And  will  m\  slumbers  keep. 

*P8ALxM5.     C.  M. 

For  the  Lord's  Day  Morning. 

1    "H"    ORD,  in.the  morning  thou  sbait  hear 
M-J   Sly  voice  ascending' high; 
To  thee  will  I  direct  my  prayer, 
To  thee  lift  up  mine  eye. 
*2  Up  to  the  hi  lis  where  Christ  is  gone 
To  plead  lor  all  his  saints, 
Presenting  at  his  father's  throne 
Our  songs  and  our  complaints. 


16  PSALM  6. 

3  Thou  art  a  God  before  whose  sight 

The  w.eked  shall  not  stand; 
Sinners  *hall  ne'e,  be  thy  delight, 
Nor  dwell  at  tuy  right  hand. 

4  But  to  th     house  will  1  resort 

*  o  taste  thy  mercies  there  ; 
I  will  frequeu;  thine  holy  court 
And  worship  in  thy  fear. 

5  Omav  thy  spirit  gui   emy  feet 

In  wayso    righteousness! 
Make  every  path  of  duty  straight 
And  plain  before  my  face. 
PAUSE. 

6  My  watchful  enemies  combine 

To  tempt  nty  feet  astray  ; 
They  fiaite;  with  a  base  design 
To  make  my  soul  their  prey. 

7  Lord,  crush  the  serpent  in  the  dust, 

An.1  all  h?s  plots  destroy; 
White  those  that  in  thy  mercy  trust 
For  ever  shout  for  joy. 
S  The  men  that  love  and  fear  thy  name 
Shall  see  truir  hopes  fulfill'd ; 
The  mighty  God  will  compass  them 
With  favour  as  a  shield. 

PSALM  6.     C.  M. 

Complaint  in  Sickness;  or,  Diseases  healed. 

1  "¥N  anger,  Lord,  do  not  chastise, 
Jft   Withdraw  the  dreadful  storm  ; 
Nor  let  thine  awful  wrath  arise 

Against  a  feeble  worm. 

2  My  soul's  bow d  down  with  heavy  cares, 

My  flesh  with  pain  opprest ; 
My  couch  ss  .fitness  to  my  lears, 
My  tears  forbid  my  rest. 

3  Sorrow  and  grief  wear  out  my  days  ^ 

I  wraste  the  night  with  cries, 
And  count  the  minutes  as  they  pass, 
Til!  the  slow  morning  rise. 

4  Shall  I  be  still  tormenled  more? 

My  eyes  consumed  with  grief? 
How  long,  my  God,  how  long  before 
Thine  hand  afford  relief? 


PSALM  6,  7.  1 

5  He  hears  his  mourning-  children  speak, 
He  pities  all  our  groans, 
He  saves  usfoi  his  mercy's  sake 
And  heals  our  broken  bones. 

0  The  virtue  of  his  sovereign  word 

Restores  our  fainting  breath  ; 
For  silent  graves  praise  not  the  Lord, 
Nor  is  he  known  in  death. 

PSALM   <S.     L.  M. 

Temptations  in  Sickness  overcome. 

1  T    (3RD,  i  can  suffer  thy  rebukes, 

JLi   When  thou  with  kindness  dost  chastise; 
But  thy  fierce  wrath  I  cannot  bear, 
O  let  it  not  against  me  rise! 

2  Pi«y  my  languishing  estate, 
And  ease  the  sorrows  that  1  feel; 

The  wounds  thine  heavy  hind  hath  made, 
O  let  thy  gentler  touches  beal ! 

3  See  how  in  sighs  \  pass  my  days, 
And  waste  it)  groans  the  weary  night : 
My  bed  <s  water'd  with  my  tears; 

My  grief  consumes,  and  dims  my  sight, 

4  Look  how  the  powers  of  nature  mourn! 
How  long,  Almiofhty  God,  how  long? 
When  shrill  thine  hour  of  grace  return? 
When  shall  I  make  thy  grace  my  song? 

5  1  feel  my  flesh  so  near  the  grave, 
My  thoughts. are  tempted  to  despair; 
But  graves  fan  never  praise  the  Lord, 
For  all  is  Just  and  silence  there. 

0  Dep art,  ye  tempters,  from  my  sou!, 
And  all  despairing  thoughts  depart ; 
My  God,  who  hears  my  humble  moan, 
Will  ease  hiy  &jsh  and  cheer  mv  heart. 

PSALM  7.     CM. 

God's  Care  of  his  People,  and  Punishment  of  Persecutor*. 

1  1%/jjY  tiuv-t  ;s    n  my  heavenly  friend, 
jy.SL  My  hope  in  thee,  my  God  ; 
Rise,  and  my  hel&;kjss  life  defend 

From  (   use  (hat  seek  my  blood. 

2  With  insolence  and  fury  they 

My  soul  in  pieces  tear, 


18  PSALM  8. 

As  hungry  lions  rend  the  prey 
When  no  deliverer's  near. 

3  If  e'er  my  pride  provok'd  them  first 

Or  once  abus'd  my  foe, 
Then  let  them  tread  my  life  to  dust, 
And  lay  mine  honour  low. 

4  If  there  be  malice  found  in  me, 

I  know  thy  piercing*  eyes; 
I  should  not  dare  appeal  to  thee, 
Norilsk  my  God  to  rise. 

5  Arise,  my  God,  lift  up  thy  hand, 

Their  pride  and  power  control ; 
Awake  to  judgment,  and  command 
Deliverance  for  my  soul. 
PAUSE. 

6  [Let  sinners  and  their  wicked  rage 

Be  humbled  to  the  dust; 
Shall  npt  the  Godot  truth  engage 
To  vindicate  the  just  ? 

7  He  knows  the  heart,  he  tries  the  reins, 

He  will  defend  th    upright: 
His  sharpest  arrows  he  ordains 
Against  the  eons  of  spite. 

8  Tho'  leagued  in  guile,  their  malice  spread 

A  snare  before  my  way ; 
Their  rnisc  hiefs  on  iheir  impious  head 
His  vengeance  shall  repay.] 

9  That  cruel  persecutin£tace 

JYJusi  feel  his  dreadful  sword  : 
Awake,  my  soul,  and  praise  the  grace 
And  justice  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  8.     S2  M. 
God's  Sovereignty  and  Goodness;  and  Man's  Dominion  over  the   Crea- 
tures. 

1  ^Hk   LORD,  our  heaven  y  King, 
\J  Thy  name  is  all  divine; 

Thy  glories  round  fhe  earth  are  spread, 
And  o'er  the  heavens  they  shine. 

2  When  to  thy  wOrks  on  high 

I  raise  my  wond'ring  eyes, 
And  see  (he moon  complete  in  light 
Adorn  the  darksome  skies: 

3  When  1  survey   he  stars, 

And  all  their  shining  forms, 


PSALM  8.  19 

Lord,  what  is  man,  that  worthless  thing, 
A-kin  to  dust  and  worms? 

4  Lord,  what  is  worthies*  man, 

That  thou  should'st  love  him  so? 
Next  to  thine  angels  he  is  plac'd, 
And  lord  ol  all  below. 

5  Thine  honours  <      wn  his  head, 

While  beas^     ke  slaves  obey, 
And  birds  th  t  rut  the  air  with  wings, 
And  fish    hat  cleave  the  sea. 

6  How  rich  thy  bounties  are! 

And  wond?rous  are  thy  ways: 
Of  dust  au<!  svornw  rhy  power  can  frame 
A  monument  ol  praise. 

7  [From  mouths  of  feeble  babes 

And  suk Sings  thou  canst  draw 

Surprising  honours  to  thy  name, 

And  strike  the  world  with  awe. 

8  O  Lord,  our  heavenly  King', 

Thy  name  is  all  divine: 
Thy  glories  round  the  earth  are  spread, 
And  o'er  the  heavens  they  shine.] 
PSALM  8.     C.  M. 

Christ's  Condescension  and  Glorification;  or,  God  made.  Man. 

1   g^    LOR*),  our  Lord,  huv  wond'rous  great 
V>    Is  thine  exalted  name! 
The  glories  of  thy  heavenly  state 
Let  meu  and  babes  proclaim. 
*2  When  I  behold  thy  works  on  high, 
The  moon  rha;  rules  the  night, 
And  shining  stars  that  trace  the  sky, 
Those  moving  worlds  of  light: 
X  Lord,  what  is  man, or  ali  his  race, 
Who  dwells  so  far  below, 
That  thou  shouldst  visit  him  with  grace. 
And  love  his  nature  so  ? 
4  That  thine  eternal  Sop.  should  bear 
To  tak    a  mortal  form, 
Madt.  lo^er  than  his  angels  are, 
To  save  a  dying  worm? 
£  [Yet  whiie  he  IiVd  on  earth  unknown, 
And  men  would  not  adore, 
Behold  obedient  nature,  own 
His  Godhead  and  his  power. 


20  PSALM  8. 

6  The  waves  lay  spread  beneath  bis  feet ; 

Ai»d  fish,  at  his  command, 
Bri<?g  their  large  shoals  to  Peter's  net,. 
Brinjf  tribute  to  his  hand. 

7  These  smaller  glories  of  the  Son, 

Shone  through  the  fleshly  cloud ; 
Now  we  behold  him  on  his  throne, 
And  men  confess  him  God.] 

8  Let  him  with  majesty  be  crown  d 

Who  bow'd  his  head  to  death; 
And  his  eternal  honours  sound 
From  all  things  that  have  breath. 

9  Jesus,  our  Lord,  how  wond'rous  great 

Is  thine  exalted  name! 
The  glories  of  thy  heavenly  state 
Let  the  whole  earth  proclaim. 
PSALM  8.     v.  1,  2.     Paraphrased. 
First  Part.     L.  W. 
The  Hosanna  of  the  Children ;  or,  Infants  praising  God. 

1  \  LMIGHTY  Ruler  of  the  skies, 

■XjL  Thro'  the  wide  earth  thy  name  is  spread. 

And  thine  eternal  glories  rise 

O'er  all  the  heavens  thy  hands  have  made. 

2  To  thee  the  voices  of  the  young 
Their  sounding  notes  of  honour  raise  ; 
And  babes,  with  uninstrncted  tongue 
Declare  the  wonders  ot  thy  praise. 

$  Thy  power  assists  their  tender  age 
To  bring  proud  rebels  to  the  grouud, 
To  still  the  bold  blasphemer's  rage 
And  all  their  policies  confound. 

4  Children  amidst  thy  temple  throng 
To  see  their  great  Redeemer's  tace; 
The  son  of  David  is  their  song, 
And  ioudhosannas  fill  the  place. 

5  The  frowning  scribes  and  angry  priests 
In  vain  their  impious  cavils  bring; 
Revenge  sits  silent  in  their  breasts, 
"While  Jewish  babes  proclaim  their  king. 

PSALM  8.     v.  3,  cjc     Paraphrased. 

Second  Part.     L.  M. 

Adam  and  Christ,  lords  of  the  Old  and  New  Creation.. 

I  ORD,  what  was  man,  when  made  at  first* 

„1_J  Adam  the  offspring  ©f  the  dust, 


PSAJLM  9.  21 

That  thou  should'st  set  him  and  his  race 

But  just  below  an  angel's  place? 
*2  That  thou  should'st  raise  his  nature  so, 

And  make  him  lord  of  all  below; 

Make  every  beast  and  bird  submit, 

And  lay  the  fishes  at  his  feel? 
3.  But  O,  what  brighter  glories  wait 

To  crown  the  second  Adam's  state! 

What  honours  shall  thy  Son  adorn 

Who  condescended  to  be  born! 
4  See  him  below  his  angels  made, 

Behold  him  numbered  v.ith  the  dead, 

To  save  a  ruin'd  world  from  sin  ; 

But  he  shall  reign  with  power  divine. 
-5  The  world  to  come  redeem'd  from  all 

The  miseries  that  attend  the  fall, 

New  made  and  glorious,  shall  submit 
Vt  our  exalted  Saviour's  feet. 

PSALM  9.     First  Part,     C..  M. 

Wrath  and  Mercy  from  the  Judgment  Seat. 

T  XMTITH  my  whole  heart  I'll  raise  my  song. 
»  ▼     Thy  wouders  I'll  proclaim: 
Thou,  Sovereign  Judge  of  right  and  wrong, 
Wilt  put  thy  foes  to  shame. 
*2  I'll  sing  thy  majesty  and  grace; 
My  God  prepares  his  throne 
To  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 
And  make  his  vengeance  known. 
•*5  Then  shall  the  Lord  a  refuge  prove 
For  all  ihe  poor  opprest, 
To  save  the  people  of  his  love, 
And  give  (he  weary  rest. 

4  The  men,  that  know  thy  name,  will  trust 

In  tiiy  abundant  grace; 
For  thou  hast  ne'er  forsook  the  just, 
Who  humbly  seek  thy  face. 

5  Sing  praises  to  the  righteous  Lord, 

Who  dwells  on  Zion's  hill, 
Who  executes  his  threat'mng  word, 

Whose  works  his  grace  fulfil. 
PSALM  9.     v.  12.     Second  Part.     C.  B. 

The  Wisdom  and  Equity  of  Providence. 
I   "VJLTHEN  the  great  Judge,  supreme  and  iim{ 
Shall  once  inquire  for  blood, 
C 


22  PSALM  10. 

The  humble  souls  that  mourn  in  dusfy 
Shall  find  a  faithful  God. 

2  He  from  the  dreadful  gates  of  death 

Does  his  own  children  raise; 
In  Zion's  gates  *?th  cheerful  breath, 
They  sing  their  Father's  praise. 

3  His  foes  shall  fall  with  heedless  feet 

Into  the  pit  they  made; 
And  sinner*  perish  in  the  net 

Thai  their  own  hands  have  spread. 

4  Thus  by  thy  judgments   mighty  God  I 

Ave  thy  deep  counsels  known; 
When  men  of  mischief  are  destroy'd, 
In  snares  that  w  ere  fheir  own. 
PAUSE. 

0  The  wicked  shall  si -k  down  to  hell ; 

Thy  wrath  devour  the  lands 
That  dare  forget   hee,  or  rebel 

Against  thy  known  commands. 
iy  Though  saints  to  sore  distress  are  brought 

And  wait  and  long  complain, 
Their  cries  **hall  never  be  forgot, 

Nor  shall  their  hopes  be  vain. 
7  [Rise,  great  Redeemer,  from  thy  seat, 

To  judge  and  save  the  poor ; 
Let  nations  tremble  at  thy  feet, 

And  man  prevail  no  more. 

5  Thy  thunder  shall  affright  the. proud, 

And  put  the:r  hearts  to  pain, 
Make  them  confess  that  thou  art  God, 
And  they  but  feeble  men/] 

PSALM  10.     C.  M. 

Prayer  heai'd,  and  Saints  saved;    or,  Pride,  Atheism,   and  Oppye&ifr, 

Punished 

(for  a  humiliation  day.) 

1  "VJ$7^Y  doth  the  Lord  depart  so  far, 

TV      And  why  conceal  his  face, 
When  great  C4lamitiesappear, 
And  limes  of  deep  distress? 
%  Lord,  shall  the  wicked  siill  deride 
Thy  justice  and  thy  laws? 
Shall  they  advance  their  heads  in  pride, 
And  slight  the  righteous  cause? 
3  They  cast  thy  judgments  from  their  sifffef. 
And  then  insult  the  poor; 


PSALM  11.  23 

They  boast  in  their  exalted  height 
That  they  shall  fall  no  more. 

4  Arise,  O  God,  lift  up  thine  hand, 

Attend  our  humble  cry  ; 
No  enemy  snail  dare  to  stand 
When  God  ascends  on  high. 

PAUSE. 

5  Why  do  th<^  men  of  malir  e  rage, 

And  say,  with  foolish  pride, 
"The  God  of'  heaven  will  ne'er  engage 

"To  fight  on  Ziotfs  side?" 
0  But  thou  forever  are   our  Lord  ; 

And  powerful  is  thine  hand. 
As  when  the  heathens  fell  thy  sword, 

And  perish'd  from  thy  land. 

7  Thou  wdl  prepare  oai  hearts  to  pray, 

And  cause  thine  ear  to  hear  ; 

Accept  the  vows  thy  children  pay, 

And  free  thy  saints  from  fear. 

8  Proud  tyrants  shall  no  more  oppress, 

No  more  despise  ? he  just; 
And  mighty  signers  shall  confess 
They  are  bir  earth  and   dust. 
PSAU*  II.     L.  M. 

God  loves  the  Righteous,  and  hates  the  Wiekefc 

1  "M/JY  refuge  <s  the  'wod  of  love; 
X?i    V\  hy  do  my  toes  insult  and  cry, 
"Fly  like  a  tim'rous  trembling  dove, 
"To  distant  woods  or  mountains  fly?" 

2  If  government  be  once  destroy'd, 
(That  firm  foundation  of  our  peace, 
And  violence  make  justice  void, 
Where  shall  the  righteous  seek  redress? 

3  The  Lord  in  heaven  has  fix'd  his  throne, 
His  eye  surveys  the  world  below; 

To  him  all  mortal  things  are  known. 
His  eyelid^  search  our  spirits  through. 

4  If  he  afflicts  his  saints  so  far 

To  prove  their  love  and  try  their  graee^ 
What  may  the  bold  transgressors  fear? 
His  soul  abhors  their  wicked  ways. 

5  On  impious  wretches  he  will  rain 
Sulphureous  flames  oi  wasting  death, 


U  PSALM  12. 

►Such  as  he  kindled  on  the  plain 
0/  Sodom  with  his  angry  breath. 
f>  The  righteous  Lord  loves  righteous  souTs, 
Whose  thoughts  and  actions  are  sincere; 
And  with  a  gracious  eye  beholds 
The  men  that  his  own  image  bear. 
PSALM  12.     L.  M. 

'Jfie  Saint's  Safety  and  Hope  in  evil  Times;  or,  Sins  of  the  Tongxtt  com- 
plained of;  viz.  Blasphemy,  Falsehood,  fyc. 

1      4   LMIGHTY  God,  appearand  save! 

«/jL   For  vice  and  vanity  prevail : 

The  godly  perish  in  the  grave, 

The  just  depart,  the  faithful  fail. 
1  The  whole  discourse,  when  crowds  are  met, 

Is  tilPd  with  trifles  loose  and  vain  ; 

Their  lips  are  flattery  and  deceit, 

And  their  proud  language  is  profane. 

3  But  lips,  that  with  deceit  abound, 
Shall  not  maintain  their  triumph   long; 
The  God  of  vengeance  will  confound 
The  flattering  and  blaspheming  tongue. 

4  "  Yet  shall  our  words  be  free,"  they  cry; 
"Our  tongues  shall  be  controlled  by  none; 
"Where  is  the  Lord,  will  ask  us  why? 
"Or  say,  our  lips  are  not  our  own?" 

5  The  Lord,  who  sees  the  poor  opprest, 
And  hears  th?  oppressor's  haughty  strain. 
Will  rise  to  give  his  children  rest, 

Nor  shall  they  trust  his   word  in  vain. 
f>  Thy  word,  O  Lord,  though  often  tried, 

Void  of  deceit  shall  still  appear; 

Not  silver,  seven  times  purified 

From  dross  and  mixture  shines  so  clear. 
7  Thy  grace  shall  in  the  darkest  hour 

Defend  from  danger  and  surprise; 

Though  when  the  vilest  men  have  power 

On  every  side  oppressors  rise. 

PSALM  12.     CM. 

Complaint  of  a  general  Corruption  of  Manners;   or,  the  Premise  arM 
Signs  of  Christ's  coming  to  Judgment. 

\   "ffJTELP,  Lo.  !.  for  men  of  virtue  fail, 
JLJL  Religion  loses  ground; 
The  sons  of  violence  prevail, 
And  treacheries  abound. 


PSALM  13. 

2  Their  oaths  and  promises  they  break, 

Yet  acr  the  fla  terer's  par;  : 
With  fair  deceitful  lips  they  speak, 
And  with  a  double  heart. 

3  If  we  reprove  some  baleful  lie, 

They  scorn  our  faithful  word  ! 
"Are  not.  our  lips  our  own,"  they  cry, 
"  And  who  shall  be  our  Lord  V* 

4  Scoffer*  appear  on  every  side, 

Where  a  vile  race  of  men 
Is  raiVd  to  seats  of  power  and  pride, 
And  bears  the  sword  in  vain. 
PAUSE. 

5  Lord,  when  iniquities  abound, 

And  blasphemy  grows  bold, 
When  laith  is  rarely  to  be  found, 
And  iove  is  waxing  cold. 
G  Is  not  thy  chariot  hastening  on? 
Hast  thou  not  oiv'n  the  sign? 
May  we  not  trus?  mid  five  upon 
A  promise  so  divine? 
7  "Yes,"  saith  the  Lord,  "  now  will  1  rise, 
"And  make  th'  oppressors  flee; 
"1  shall  appear  to  their  surprise, 
"And  set  iny  servants  free.7' 
§  Thy  word,  like  silver  seven  times  tried, 
Through  ages  shall  endure; 
The  yaen  that  in  thy  iruih  confide 
Shall  find  thy  promise  sm(\ 
PSALM  13.     C.  M. 

Complaint  under  Temptations  of  the  Devil. 

2  TTOW  long  wslt  thou  conceal  thy  face? 
-*- A  My  God,  how  long-  delay  ? 

When  shall  J  feel  those  heavenly  rays 

T.:at  chase  my  fears  away? 
"2  How  long  shall  my  poor  labouring"  son! 

Wrestle  and  toil  in  vain? 
Thy  svord  can  all  my  foes  confroul, 

And  rase  my. raging-  pain. 

3  See  how  the  prince  of  darkness  tries 

All  his    ialicious  arts; 
He  spreads  a  mist  around  my  eyes, 
And  throws  his  fiery  darts. 
C  2 


26  PSALM  14. 

4  Be  thou  my  sun,  and  thou  my  shield, 

My  soul  in  safety  keep; 
Make  haste  before  mine  eyes  are  seal'd 
In  death's  eternal  sleep. 

5  How  would  the  tempter  boast  aloud 

Should  I  become  his  prey! 
Behold  the  sons  of  hell  grow  proud 
To  see    hy  long  delay. 
Q  But  thry  shall  fly  at  thy  rebuke, 
And  Satan  hide  his  head; 
He  knows  the  terrors  of  thy  look, 
And  hears  thy  voice  with  dread, 
7  Thou  wilt  display  that  sovereign  grace. 
Whence  all  my  comforts  spring; 
I  shall  employ  my  lips  in  praise, 
And  thy  salvation  sing. 

PSALM  14.     First  Part.     CM 

By  Nature  all  Men  are  Sinners. 

1  fl^OOLS  in  their  hearts  believe  and  say* 
JF     "That  all  religion's  vain, 

"There  is  no  God  that  reigns  on  high, 
"Or  minds  th'atfairs  of  men." 

2  From  thoughts  so  dreadful  and  profane 

Corrupt  discourse  proceeds; 
And  in  their  impious  hands  are  found 
Abominable  deeds; 

3  The  Lord,  from  his  celestial  throne, 

Look'd  down  on  things  below 
To  find  the  man  that  sought  his  grace, 
Or  did  his  justice  know. 

4  By  nature  all  are  gone  astray, 

Their  practice  all  the  same  ; 
There's  none  that  fears  his  Maker's  hand 
There's  none  that  loves  his  name. 
">  Their  tonsrues  are  us'd  to  speak  deceit, 
Their  slanders  never  cease ; 
How  swift  to  mischief  are  their  feet, 
*or  kno'v  the  paths  of  peace! 

6  Such  seeds  of  sin  (that  bitter  root) 

In  every  heart  are  found  ; 
Nor  can  they  bear  diviner  fruit, 
Till  "race  refine  the  ground. 


PSALM  14,  15.  27 

PSALM  14.     C.  M. 

The  Folly  of  Persecutors. 

1  A  RE  sinners  no*  so  senseless  grown, 
jljL  That  they  the  saiuts  devour  ? 
And  never  worship  at  thy  throne, 

Nor  fear  thine  awful  power? 

2  Great  God,  appear  to  their  surprise, 

Reveal  thy  dreadful  name: 
Lei  (hern  no  more  thy  wrath  despise, 
Nor  turn  our  hope  to  shame. 

3  Dost  thou  nor  dwell  among  the  just? 

And  yet  our  foes  deride, 
That  we  should  make  thy  name  our  trust: 
Great  God,  confound  their  pride. 

4  Oh  !  that  the  joyful  day  was  come 

To  finish  our  distress! 
When  God  shall  bring  his  children  home, 
Our  songs  shall  never  cease. 
PSALM  15.     C.  M. 

Character  of  a  Saint,  or,  a  Citizen  of  Zion;  or,  the  Qualifications  of  a 

Christian. 

1  \/%/rHO  shall  inhabit  in  thy  hill, 

¥?     OGod  of  holiness* 

Whom  will  the  Lord  admit  to  dwell 
So  near  his  throne  of  grace? 

2  The  man  that  walks  in  pious  ways, 

And  works  with  righteous  hands; 
That  trusts  his  Maker's  promised  grace, 
And  follows  his  commands. 

3  He  speaks  the  meaning  of  his  heart, 

Nor  slanders  with  his  fono-ue: 
Will  scarce  believe  an  ill  report, 
Nor  do  his  neighbour  wrong. 

4  The  wealthy  sinner  he  contemns, 

Loves  all  that  fear  the  Lord  ; 
And  fho'  to  his  own  hurt  he  swears, 
Still  he  performs  his  word. 

5  His  bands  disdain  a  golden  bribe, 

Ai\(\  never  wrong  the  poor: 
This  man  shall  dwell  with  God  on  earth, 
And  fin;!  his  heaven  secure. 
P8ALM  15.     L.  M. 

Religion  and  Justice,  Goodness  and  Truth;  or,  Duties  to  God  and  Man; 

or,  the  Qualifications  of  a  Christian. 
1    "V/IT"!*1 '  *hall  ascend    by  heavenly  place1, 
"  ?     Great  God,  ana  dwell  before  thv  lace? 


28  PSALM  16. 

The  man  that  minds  religion  now, 
And  humbly  walks  uithGod  below: 

2  Whose  hands  are  pure,  whose  heart  is  clean: 
Whose  lips  still  speak  the  thing  they  mean; 
No  slanders  dwell  upon  his  tonffue; 

He  hates  to  do  his  neighbour  wrong". 

3  [Scarce  will  he  trust  an  ill  report, 
Or  vent  it  to  his  neighbour's  hurt : 
Sinners  of  state  he  can  despise, 
But  saints  are  honour'd  in  his  eyes.] 

4  Firm  to  his  word  he  ever  stood, 
And  always  makes  his  promise  good; 
Nor  dares  to  change  the  thing  he  swears 
Whatever  pain  or  soss  he  bears  ] 

5  [tie  never  deals  in  bribing  gold, 

And  mourns  that  justice  should  be  sold: 

While  others  scorn  and  wrong  the  poor, 

Sweet  chain v  attends  his  door.l 
b  He  loves  his  enemies,  and  prays 

For  those  that  curse  him  to  his  face; 

And  doth  to  all  men  still  the  same 

That  he  would  hope  or  wish  from  them. 
7  Ye:,  when  his  holiest  works  are  done, 

His  soul  depends  on  grace  n!one: 

This  is  the  man  thy  face  shall  see, 

And  dwell  for  ever,  Lord,  with  thee. 

PSALM  l(j.     I  us!  Part.     L.  M. 

Confession  of  our  Poverty;  and  Saints  the  best  Company;  or,  ^oo<i 
works  profit  Men,  not  God. 

1  "pRLSEIiVL  me,  Lord,  in  tune  of  .need, 
Jl      For  succour  to  thy  throne  1  flee, 

But  have  no  merits  there  to  plead  : 
My  goodness  cannot  reach  to  thee. 

2  Oft  hav<-  my  heart  and  tongue  confest 
How  emp  y  and  how  poor  1  am: 

My  praise  can  never  make  thee  blest, 
Nor  add  new  glories  to  thy  name. 

3  Yet,  Lord,  thy  saints,  on  earth  may  reap 
Some  profit  by  the  good  we  do ; 
These  are  the  company  I  keep, 

These  are  the  choicest  friends  I  know. 

4  Let  others  choose  the  sons  of  mirth 
To  give  a  relish  to  their  wine; 

J  lov<  the    iien  of  heavenly  birth, 
Whose  thoughts  and  language  are  divine. 


PSALM  1G.  20 

PSALM  16.  Second  Part.  L.  M. 

Christ's  Al ^sufficiency. 

1  TJTOW  fast  their  guilt  and  sorrows  rise, 
JH   Who  haste  to  seek  some  idol-god  ! 
I  will  not  tas'e  their  sacrifice, 

Their  offerings  of  fordidden  blood. 

2  My  God  provides  a  richer  cup, 
And  nobler  food  to  lire  upon  ; 

He  for  my  life  has  offered  up 
Jesus,  his  best  beloved  Son. 

3  His  love  is  my  perpetual  feast ; 
By  day  his  counsels  guide  me  right ; 

And  be  his  name  for  ever  blest, 

Who  gives  me  sweet  advice  by  night. 

4  I  set  him  still  before  mine  eyes; 
At  my  righ    hand  he  stands  prepar'd 

To  keep  my  soul  from  all  surprise, 
And  be  my  everlasting  guard. 

PSALM  lb*.  Th.rd  Part.  L.   M. 

Courage  in  Death,  and  Hope  of  the  Resurrection . 

1  "VIST  It  LN'  God  i*  nigh,  my  faith  ;s  strong. 

▼  T  His  arm  is  my  almighty  prop: 
Be  glad  my  heart,  rejoice  my  tongue, 
My  dying  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope. 

2  Though  in  rhe  dust  I  lay  my  head, 
Yet,  gracious  God,  thou  wilt  not  leave 
My  soul  for  ever  with  the  dead, 

Nor  lose  thy  children  in  the  grave, 
<$  My  flesh  shall   thy  first  call  obey. 

Shake  off  the  dust  and  rise  on  high; 

Then  shalttbou  *ead  the  wond'rous  way 

Up  to  the  throne  above  the  sky. 
4  There  streams  of  endless  pleasure  flow; 

And  full  discoveries  of  thy  grace 

(Which  we  but  tasted  here  below) 

Spread  heavenly  joys  through  all  the  place. 
PSALM  \6    1—8.  First  Parr.  C.  M. 

Support  and  Counsel  from  God  without  Merit, 

•1   £tAVE  me,  O  Lord,  from  every  foe ; 
*v5    In  thee  my  trust  I  place, 
Though  all  the  good  that  J  can  do 
Can  ne'er  deserve  thy  grace. 
2  Yet,  if  my  God  prolong  my  breath, 
The  saints  may  still  rejoice; 


m  PSALM  16. 

The  saints,  the  glory  of  the  earth, 
The  people  of  my  choice. 

3  Let  heathens  to  their  idols  huste, 

And  worship  wood  or  stone; 
But  ray  delightful  lot  is  cast 
Where  the  true  God  is  known. 

4  His  band  provides  my  constant  food, 

He  fill    my  daily  cup; 
Much  am  I  pleas'd  with  present  good, 
But  more  rejoice  in  hope. 

5  God  is  my  portion  and  my  joy 

His  counsels  are  my  light ; 
He  gives  me  sweet  advice  by  day, 

And  gentle  hints  by  night, 
(i  My  soul  would  all  her  thoughts  approve 

To  bis  all-seein«  eve  ; 
Not  death  nor  hell  my  hope  shall  move 

While  such  a  friend  ;s  nioh. 

P8-\i,M    K>:      Sero  .,!  Part.      CM* 

The  Death  and  Resurrection  of  Christ. 
SET  the  Lord  before  my  face, 
"  He  bears  my  courage  up ; 
"My  heart,  my  tongue,  'heir  joys  express, 

"My  flesh  shall  lesr  in  hope. 
"My  spirit,  Lord,  thou  m  ilt  not  leave 

"  Where  souls  departed  are  ; 
"Nor  quit  my  body  to  the  grave 

"  To  see  corruption  there. 
"Thou  wilt  reveal  the  path  of  life, 
And  raise  me  to  thy  throne ; 
Thy  courts  immortal  pleasure  give; 
Thy  presence  joys  unknown." 

4  [Thuftin  tin-  name  of  Christ  the  Lord, 

The  holy  David  sung, 
And  Providence  fulfils  the  word 
Of  his  prophetic  tongue. 

5  Jesus  whom  every  saint  adores, 

Was  crucified  and  stain  ; 
Behold,  the  tomb  its  prey  restores, 

Behold,  he  lives  again! 
@  When  shall  my  feet  arise  and  stand 

On  heaven's  eternal  hills? 
There  sits  the  Son  at  God's  right  hands 

And  there  the  Father  smiles.] 


I 


PSALM  17.  31 

PSALM  17.     Vvr.  1%  &c.     S.  M. 

Portion  of  Saints  and  Sinners;  or,  Hope  and  Despair  in  Death. 

1      A   RISE,  my  gracious  God, 
J^k.   And  make  the  wicked  flee; 
They  are  but  thy  chastising  rod 
To  drive  thy  saints  to  thee. 
*2  Behold  the  sinner  <ties, 

His  haughty  words  are  vain  ; 
Here  in  this  life  his  pleasure  lies? 
And  all  beyond  is  pain. 
•3  Then  let  his  pride  advance. 
And  boast  of  all  his  store  ; 
The  Lord  is  my  inheritance, 
My  soul  can  wish  no  more. 

4  I  shall  behold  *he  face 

Of  my  forgiving  God  ; 
And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 
Wash'd  in  my  Saviour's  blood. 

5  There's  a  new  heaven  begun 

When  I    wake  from  death, 

Dresf  in  the  likeness  of  thy  Son, 

And  draw  immortal  breath. 

PSALM  17.     L.  M. 

Ike  Sinners  Portion  and  Saint's  Hope;   or,  the   Heaven  of  Separate 
Souls,  and  the  Resurrection. 

\    ~f    ORD,  lam  thine:   but  thou  wilt  prove 

JLj   My  faith,  my  patience,  and  my  love; 

When  men  of  spite  against  me  join, 

They  are  the  sword,  the  hand  is  thine. 
'2  Their  hope  and  portion  lie  below; 

'Tis  all  the  happiness  they  know; 

'Tis  all  they  seek,  they  take  their  shares, 

And  leave  the  rest  among  their  heirs. 
:y  Whqt  sinners  value,  1  resign; 

Lord,  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine: 

I  shall  behold  thy  blissful  face, 

And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 
4  This  life's  a  dream,  an  empty  show; 

But  the  bright  world  to  which  I  go, 

Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere; 

When  shall  I  wake  and  find  me  there'? 
o  O  glorious  hour !  O  blest  a,bode! 

I  shall  be  near,  and  like  my  God; 

And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  eontroul 

The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  son?. 


32  PSALM  18. 

6  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground, 
Till  the  test  trumpet's  joyful  sound: 
Then  burst  the  chains  with  sweet  surprise, 
And  in  mv  Saviour's  image  rlse» 

PSALM  IS.'     Ver.  !  — 9.  15 — 18.     First  Part.  L.  M. 

Deliverance  from  Despair;  or,   Temptation  overcome. 

1  npijlEE  mil  Move,  0  Lord,  my  strength, 

I     My  rock,  my  tower,  my  high  defence; 
Thy  mighty  arm  shall  be  my  trust, 
For  1  have  found  salvation  thence. 

2  Death,  and  the  terrors  of  the  grave, 
Stood  round  me  with  their  dismal  shade; 
While  floods  of  high  temptation  rose, 
And  made  my  sinking-  soul  afraid. 

3  J  saw  the  opening  gates  of  hell, 
With  eudless  pains  and  sorrows  there, 
(Which  none  but  they  that  feel  can  tell) 
While  I  was  hurried  to  despair. 

4  In  my  distress  I  call'd  my  God, 
When  I  could  scarce  believe  him  mine; 
He  bow'd  his  ear  to  my  complaint, 
And  prov'd  his  saving  grace  divine. 

5  [With  speed  he  flew  to  my  relief, 
As  on  a  cherub's  wino  he  rode; 
Awful,  and  bright  as  lightning,  shone 
The  face  of  my  deliverer,  God. 

6  Temptations  fled  at  his  rebuke, 
The  bl  ist  of  his  A!  mighty  breath: 
He  sent  salvation  from  on  high, 

And  drew  me  from  the  deeps  of  death. 

7  Great  were  my  fears,  my  foes  were  great, 
Much  was  their  strength,  and  more  their  rage  : 
But  Christ,  my  Lord,  is  conq'ror  still, 

In  all  the  wars  the  proud  can  wage. 

8  My  song  for  ever  shall  record 
That  terrible,  that  joyful  hour; 
And  give  the  glory  to  the  Lord 
Due  to  his  mercy  and  his  power. 

PSALM  18.     Ver      20—26.     Second  Part.     L.    M. 

Sincerity  proved  and  rtwwded. 
I   T"    ORD,  thou  hast  seen  my  soul  sincere, 
J~i   Hast  made  thy  truth  and  love  appear; 
Before  mine  eyes  I  set  thy  laws, 
And  thoa  hast  own'd  my  righteous  cause. 


PSALM  18.  & 

-2  Since  I  have  learn'd  thy  holy  ways,     , 

I've  walk'd  upright  before  thy  face : 

Or  if  my  feet  did  e'er  depart, 

Thy  love  reclaim'd  my  wandering'  heart. 
3  What  sore  temptations  broke  my  rest ! 

What  wars  and  stragglings  in  my  breast ! 

But  through  thy  grace  that  reigns  within, 

I  guard  against  my  darling  sin. 
1  That  sin  that  close  besets  me  still, 

That  works  and  strives  against  my  will ; 

When  shall  thy  spirit's  sov'reign  power 

Destroy  it,  that  it  rise  no  more? 
5  With  an  impartial  hand,  the  Lord 

Deals  out  to  mortals  their  reward; 

The  kind  and  faithful  souls  shall  find 

A  God  as  faithful  and  as  kind. 
4>  And  men  that  'ove  revenge  shall  know, 

God  hath  an  arm  of  vengeance  too: 

Thejust  and  pure  shall  ever  say, 

Thou  art  more  pure,  more  just  than  they. 
PSA  L  M   1 8.      Ver.  30,  3 1  —34,  35—46,  Src. 
Third  Parr.     L.  M. 

Rejoicing  in  God;  or,  Salvation  and  triumph. 

1  TTUST  are  thy  w«»ys,  and  true  thy  word, 
$J    Great  Rock  of  my  secure  abode  : 
Who  is  a  God  beside  "the  Lord  ? 

Or  where's  a  refuge  like  our  God  ? 

2  ?Tis  he  that  2'irds  me  with  his  might, 
Gives  me  his  holy  sword  to  wield, 
And,  while  with  sin  and  hell  1  fi^ht, 
Spreads  his  salvation  for  my  shield. 

3  He  lives,  and  blessings  crown  his  rei<rn. 
The  God  of  my  salvation  lives; 

The  dark  designs  of  hell  are  vain, 

While  heavenly  peace  my  Father  gives. 
I  Before  the  scoffers  of  the  age, 

I  will  exalt  my  Father's  name  ; 

Nor  tremble  at  their  mighty  rage, 

But  meet  reproach,  and  bear  the  shame. 
5  To  David  and  his  royal  seed 

Thy  grace  for  ever  shall  extend; 

Thy  love  to  saints,  in  Christ  their  head. 

Knows  not  a  limit,  nor  an  end. 

D 


U  PSALM  18. 

PSALM  18.     First  Part.     C.  M. 

Victory  and  Triumph  over  temporal  Enemies^ 

1  "V\7"E  love  thee,  Lord,  and  we  adore, 

»  *     Now  is  thine  arm  reveal'd  ; 
Thou  art  our  strength,  our  heavenly  tower 
Our  bulwark  and  our  shield, 

2  We  fly  to  our  eternal  rock, 

And  find  a  sure  defence; 
His  holy  name  our  lips  invoke, 

And  draw  salvation  thence. 
»]  When  God,  our  leader,  shines  in  arms. 

What  mortal  heart  can  bear 
The  thunder  of  his  loud  alarms? 

The  lightning*  of  his  spear? 

4  He  rides  upon  the  winged  wind, 

x4nd  angels  in  array 
In  millions  wait  to  know  his  mind* 
And  swift  as  flames  obey, 

5  He  speaks,  and  at  his  fierce  rebuke 

Whole  armies  are  dismayM; 
His  voice,  his  frown,  his  angry  look 
Strikes  all  their  courage  dead* 

6  He  forms  our  generals  for  the  field* 

With  all  their  dreadful  skill : 
Gives  them  his  awful  sword  to  wield,. 
And  makes  their  hearts  ftf steel. 

7  Oft  has  the  Lord  whole  nations  blest 

For  his  own  church  s  sake; 
The  powers  that  give  liis  people  rest 
Shall  of  his  care  partake. 

PSALM  !8.     Second  Part,     C\  M. 
The  Conqueror 's  Song. 
1    fjnO  thine  Almighty  arm  we  owe 
6      The  triumphs  of  the  day; 
Thy  terrors,  Lord,  confound  the  foe^ 
And  melt  their  strength  away. 
i  *Tis  by  thy  aid  our  troops  prevail, 
And  break  united  powers; 
Or  burn  their  boasted  fleets,  or  scale 
The  proudest  of  their  towers. 

8  How  have  we  chas'd  them  through  the  field, 

And  trode  them  to  the  ground; 
While  tny  salvation  was  our  shield. 
But  they  no  shelter  found  ! 


PSALM  19. 

4  In  vain  to  idol  saints  they  cry, 

Aud  perish  n\  their  blood; 
Where  is  a  rock  so  great,  so  high, 
So  powerful,  as  our  God? 

5  The  God  of  Israel  ever  Jives  ; 

His  name  be  ever  blest; 
?Tis  his  own  arm  the  vict'ry  gives, 
And  gives  his  people  rest. 

PSALM   UK      First  Part.     S.  M. 
The  Book  of  Nature  and  Scripture. 

(for  a  lords  day  morning.) 

1  TJEHOLD  the  lofty  sky 
_D  Declares  its  maker,  God  ! 
And  all  the  starry  works  on  high 

Proclaim  his  power  abroad. 

2  The  darkness  and  the  light 

Still  keep  their  course  the  same; 
While  night  to  day,  and  day  to  night. 

Divinely  :each  his  name. 
*i  In  ev'ry  different  land. 

Their  genera!  voice  is  known; 
They  show  the  wonders  of  hi?  land. 

And  orders  of  his  throne. 

4  Ye  christian  lauds,  rejoiee, 

Here  he  reveals  his  word; 
We  are  not  left  to  Nature's  voice 
To  bid  us  know  the  Lord. 

5  His  statutes  and  commands 

Are  set  before  our  eyes  ; 
He  puts  his  gospel  in  our  bauds. 
Where  our  salvation  lies. 

6  His  laws  are  just  and  pure, 

His  truth  without  deceit; 
His  promises  for  ever  sure, 
And*  his  rewards  are  great. 

7  [Not  honey  to- the  taste 

Affords  so  much  delight; 
Nor  gold  that  has  the  furnace  pass'd 
So  much  allures  the  sight. 

3  While  of  thy  works  i  sing, 

Thy  glory  \o  \  roclainr: 
Accept  the  praise,  my  God,  my  King, 
In  my  Redeemer's  name.] 


36  PSALM  1.9. 

PSALM  19.     Second  Part.     S.  M. 

God's  Word  most  excellent ;  or,  Sincerity  and  Watchfulness 

(for  a  lord's  dav  morning.) 

1  T3  EHOLD  the  morning  sun  ; 
-*-*    Begins  his  glorious  way  ; 

His  beams  through  all  the  nations  run, 
And  life  and  light  convey. 

2  But  where  the  gospel  comes, 

It  spreads  diviner  light; 
It  calls  dead  sinners  from  their  tombs. 
And  gives  the  blind  their  sight. 

3  How  perfect  is  thy  word! 

And  all  thy  judgments  just ; 
For  ever  sure  thy  promise,   Lord, 
And  men  securely  trust. 

4  My  gracious  God,  how  plain 

Are  thy  directions  given? 
Oh  may  I  never  read  in  vain, 
But  find  the  path  to  heaven! 
PAUSE. 

5  I  heard  tby  word  with  love, 

And  I  would  fain  obey: 
Send  thy  good  Spirit  from  above 
To  guide  me,  lest  I  stray. 

6  Oh!  who  can  ever  find 

The  error  of  his  ways. 
Yet,  with  a  bold,  presumptuous  mind, 
I  would  not  dare  transgress. 

7  Warn  me  of  every  sin, 

Forgive  my  secret  faults ; 
And  cleanse  this  guilty  soul  of  mine, 
Whose  crimes  exceed  my  thoughts. 
S  While  with  my  heart  and  tongue 
I  spread  thy  praise  abroad  ; 
Accept  the  worship  and  the  song, 
My  Saviour  and  my  God. 

PSALM   1.9.     L.  M. 

The  Books  of  Nature  and  Scripture  compared;  or,  the  Glory  and  Sue* 
cess  of  the  Gospel. 

1  ffflHE  heavens  dec  ht  ;hy  glory,  Lord; 

JL     Iu  every  star  thy  goodness  shines; 
But  when  o^r  «yes  behold  thy  word, 
We  read  tb^  name  in  fairer  tines. 

2  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light, 
And  nights  and  days  thy  power  confess ; 


PSALM  19.  37 

But  the  blest  volume  t hour. Hast  writ, 
Reveals  thy  justice  and  th\  grace. 

3  Sun,  moon,  and  stars  conve)  thy  praise 
Round  the  whole  earth,  and  never  stand  * 
So  when  thy  truili  began  us  race, 

It  touch'd  and  glanc'd  on  evey  land. 

4  Nor  shall  thy  spreading  gospel  rest 

Till  through  the  world  Ihy  truth  has  run  ; 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blest, 
That  see  the  light,    or  feci  the  sun. 

5  Great  Son  of  Righteousness,  arise, 
Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavenly  light; 
Thy  gospel  makes  the  simple  wise 

Thy  laws  are  pure,  thy  judgments  right. 
G  Thy  noblest  wonder*  tjen   we  view, 
In  souls  renew'  <  arid  sins  torgiveil; 
Lord,  cleanse  mv  sins,  my  soul  renew, 
And  make  thy  word  m)  gniide  to  heaven. 
PSALM    ID.      To  the  Tune  ol  the  il3rh  Psalm. 

The  Book  of  Nature  and  Scripture. 

1  f~^  REATQod,  the  heaven's  well-ordered  frame 

^-"     Declares  the.  glories  <>i  Ihy  name: 

There  thy  rich  tvorks  of  wonder  shine; 
A  thousand  starry  beauties  there, 
A  thousand  radiant  marks  appear 

Of  boundless  po    er,  and  skill  divine. 

2  From  night  'o  day,    f'n  night, 
The  dawning  and  the  dyrngUght, 

Lectures  of  heavenl)   wisdom  read  : 
With  silenf  eloquence  they  raise 
Our  rhougl:  s  to  our  Creator's  praise, 

And  neither  sound  nor  language  need. 
*3  Yet  their  divine  instructions  run 
Far  as  tbejournies  at  (he  suii, 

And  every  nation  knows  their  voice  : 
The  sun,  like  some  youn»  bridegroom  drest, 
Breaks  from  ihe  chambers  ol  the  east, 

Rolls  round,  and  makes  the  eartn  rejoice 
4  Where'er  he  spreads  Ins  beams  abroad, 
He  smiles,   and  stu  aks  his  maker,  God; 

Alrnatuic  joins  to  show  ihy  praise: 
Thus  God  it!  eye  ure  shines  ; 

Fair  is.'i'e  book  ol  Nature's  i;i;es; 
fairer  is  the  book  of  i>Tace. 

D2 


38  PSALM  20. 

PAUSE. 

5  I  love  the  volumes  of  thy  word  ; 

What  light  and  joy  those  leaves  afford 

To  souls  benighted  and  distrest! 
Thy  precepts  guide  my  doubtful  way, 
Thy  fear  forbids  my  feet  to  stray, 

Thy  promise  leads  my  heart  to  rest, 
rj  From  the  discoveries  of  thy  law 
The  perfect  rules  of  life  1  draw: 

These  are  my  study  aud  delight: 
Not  honey  so  invites  the  taste, 
Nor  gold  that  hath  the  furnace  past, 

Appears  so  pleasing"  to  the  sight. 
7  Thy  threat'nmgs  wake  my  slumb'ring  eyes, 
And  warn  me  where  my  danger  lies; 

But  'tis  thy  blessed  gospel,  Lord, 
That  makes  my  guilty  conscience  clean? 
Converts  my  soul,  subdues  my  sin, 

Ami  gives  a  tree,  but  large  reward. 
S  Who  knows  the  errors  of  his  thoughts  ? 
My  God,  forgive  my  secret  faults, 

And  from  presumptuous  sins  restrain  : 
Accept  my  poor  attempts  of  praise, 
That  I  have  read  thy  book  oi  grace, 

And  book  of  nature  not  in  vain. 
PSALM  20.     L.  M. 

Prayer  and  Hope  of  Victory. 

(for  a  day  of  prayer  in  time  of  war.) 

1  T^TOW  may  the  God  of  power  and  grace 
.1/11     Attend  hts  people's  humble  cry! 
Jehovah  hears  when  Israel  prays, 

And  brings  deliv'rance  from  on  high. 

2  The  name  of  Jacob's  God  defends, 
When  bucklers  fail  and  brazen  walls: 
He  from  his  sanctuary  sends 
Sucour  and  strength  when  Zion  calls. 

'J  Well  he  remembers  all  oui    igh*, 
His  love  exceeds  our  best  deserts; 
Hi*  love  accepts  the  sacrifice 
Of  humble  groans  and  broken  hearts. 

4  In  his  salvation  is  our  hope, 
And  in  the  name  of  Israel's  God 
Our  troops  shall  lift  then-  banners  up, 
Our  navies  spread  their  flags  abroad. 


PSALM  21.  39 

5  Some  trust  in  horses  train'd  for  war, 
And  some  of  chariots  make  their  boasts; 
Our  surest  expectations  are 

From  thee,  the  Lord  of  heavenly  hosts. 

6  [O  may  themem'ry  of  thy  name 
Inspire  our  armies  for  the  fight! 

Our  foes  shall  fall  and  die  with  shame. 
Or  quit  the  field  with  coward  flight.] 

7  Now  save  us,  Lord,  from  slavish  fear, 
Now  let  our  hopes  be  firm  and  strong-, 
Till  thy  salvation  shall  appear, 

And  joy  and  triumph  raise  the  song*. 
PSALM  21.     C.  M. 

National  Bless-ings  acknowledged. 

1  JN  thee,  great  God,     :th  songs  of  praise, 
Ji_  Our  favour'd  reatms  rejoice; 

And,  blest  with  thy  salvation,  raise 
To  heaven  their  cheerful  voice. 

2  Thy  sure  defence,  thro'  nations  round, 

Hath  spread  our  rising'  name, 
And  all  our  feeble  efforts  crown'd 

With  freedom  and  with  fame. 
■3  In  deep  distress  our  mjur'd  land 

lmplor'd  thy  power  to  save; 
For  life  we  pray'd;  thy  bounteous  hand 

The  timely  blessings  gave. 

4  Thy  mighty  arm,  eternal  Power, 

Oppos'd  their  deadly  aim, 
In  mercy  swept  them  from  our  shore 
And  spread  their  sails  with  shame. 

5  On  thee,  in  want,  in  wo  or  pain, 

Our  hearts  alone  rely; 
Our  rights  thy  mercy  will  maintain, 
And  all  our  wants  supply. 
t>  Thus,  Lord,  thy  wond'rous  power  declare. 
And  still  <xalt  thy  fame  ; 
While  we  gla<<  songs  of  praise  prepare, 
For  thine  Almighty  name. 

PSALM  21.     i— 9.     L.  M. 

Christ  exalted  to  the  Kingdom. 

I     |~\  AVID  rejoie'd  in  God  In    strength, 
■mJ^    Rais'd  to  the  throne  by  special  grace. 
But  Christ,  the  Sou,  appears  at  length, 
Fulfils  the  triumph  and  the  praise. 


40  PSALM  22c 

2  How  great  the  blest  Messiah's  joy 
In  ihe  salvation  of  thy  hand! 

Lord,  thou  hast  rais'd  his  kingdom  high. 
And  giv'n  the  •  orld  to  his  command. 

3  Thy  goodness  grants  whate'er  be  will, 
Nor  doth  the  least  request  withhold: 
Blessings  of  love  prevent  him  still, 
And  crowns  of  glory,  not  of  gold. 

4  Honour  and  majesty  divine 
Around  his  sacred   temple  shine; 
Blest  with  the  favour  ol  thy  lace, 
And  length  of  everlasting  days. 

5  Thtne  hand  shall  find  out  all  his  foes; 
And  as  a  fiery  oven  grows 

With  raging  heat  and  Jiving  coals, 
So  shall  thy  wrath  devour  their  souls, 

PSALM  22.     I  —  Hi.     First  Part.     C.  M. 

The  Sufferings  and  Death  of  Christ. 

1  "V&THY  has  my  ;.o.:!mv  soul  forsook, 

v»      Nor  w.ll   »  so»ile  afford  ' 
(Thus  David  once  in  anguish  spoke, 
And  thus  our  dying  Lord.) 

2  Though  'tis  thy  chief  delight  to  dwell, 

Among  thy  praising  saints, 
Yet  thou  canst  hear  our  groans  as  well. 
And  pity  our  complaints. 

3  Our  fathers  trusted  in  thy  name, 

And  great  dehv'ntnee  found; 
But  I'm  a  worm,  despis'd  of  men, 
And  trodden  to  the  ground. 
-1  With  shaking  head  I  hey   pass  me  by, 
And  laugh  my  sou!  to  scorn  : 
"  In  vain  he  trusts  m  (*od,"  they  cry, 
"Neglected  and  forlorn." 
5  But  thou  art  he  who  form *d  my  flesh. 
By  thine  almighty  word; 
And  since  1  hung  upon  the  breast 
My  hope  is  in  the  Lord. 
t>  Why  will  my  lather  hide  his  face 

U  hen  foes  stand  threat'ning  round. 
In  the  d;irk  hour  of  deep  distress, 
And  not  an  helper  found  ? 
PAUSE. 
7  Behold  thy  darling  left  among 
The  cruel  and  the  proud, 


PSALM  22.  41 

By  foes  eucompass'd  fierce  and  strong, 

As  lions  roaring  loud. 
3  From  earth  and  hell  my  sorrows  meet, 

To  multiply  the  smart ; 
They  nail  my  hands,  they  pierce  my  feet, 

And  try  to  vex  my  heart. 
9  Yet  if  thy  sovereign  hand  let  loose 

The  rage  of  earth  and  hell, 
Why  will  my  heavenly  Father  bruise 

The  son  he  love*  so  well  ? 

10  My  God,  if  possible  it  be, 

Withhold  this  bitter  cup; 
But  I  resign  my  will  to  thee, 
And  drink  the  sorrows  up. 

11  My  heart  dissolves  with  pangs  unknown, 

In  groans  I  waste  my  breath  ; 
Thy  heavy  hand  has  brought  me  down, 
Low  as  the  dust  of  death. 

12  Father,  I  give  my  spirit  up, 

And  trust  it  in  thy  hand; 
My  dying  flesh  shall  rest  in  hope, 
Aud  rise  at  thy  command. 
PSALM  22.    20,21,    7—31.     Second  Part,     CM. 

Christ's  Sufferings  and  Exaltation, 

1  IVTOW  from  the  roaring  lion's  rage, 
-L^l    "  O  Lord,   protect  thy  son, 
"Nor  leave  thy  darling  to  engage 

"  The  powers  or  hell  alone." 

2  Thus  did  our  suffering  Saviour  pray, 

With  mighty  cries  tnd  tears; 
God  heard  him  in  that  dreadful  day, 
AndchasM  away  his  fears. 

3  Great  was  the  victory  of  his  death. 

His  throne  exalted  high  ; 
And  all  the  kindreds  of  the  earth 
Shall  worship  or  shall  die. 

4  A  nunrrous  offspring  must  arise 

From  his  expiring  groans  ; 
They  shall  be  reckon'd  in  h is  eyes 

For  daugh  ers  and  ihr  sons. 
-j  The  meek  and  humble  souls  shall  see 

His  table  richly  spread  ; 
And  all  that  seek  the  Lord  shall  be 

With  joys  immortal  fed. 


42  PSALM  22,  28. 

6  The  isles  shall  know  the  righteousness 
Of  our  incarnate  God, 
And  nations  yet  unborn  profvss 
Salvation  in  his  blood. 

PSALM  22.     L.  M. 

Christ's  Sufferings  and  Exaltation. 

1  TVfOW  let  our  mournful  songs  record 
x\    The  dying  sorrows  of  our  Lord, 
When  he  complain'd  in  tears  and  blood* 
As  one  forsakeu  of  bis  God* 

2  The  Jews  behold  him  thus  forlorn, 

And  shake  their  heads  and  laugh  in  scorn  % 
"  He  rescued  others  from  the  grave, 
"Now  let  hi  in  try  himself  to  save. 

3  "This  is  the  man  did  once  pretend 
"God  was  his  father  and  his  friend; 
"If  God  the  blessed  lov'd  him  so, 
"Why  doth  he  tail  to  help  btiri  now  f ' 

4  O  savage  people!  cruel  priests! 

How  they  stood  round  like  raging  beasts: 

Like  lions  gaping  to  devour, 

When  God  had  left  biro  in  their  power* 

*)  They  wound  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
Till  streams  of  blood  each  other  mee 
By  lot  his  garments  they  divide, 
And  mock  the  pangs  in  wh  eti  he  died. 

6  But  God  his  father  heard  his  cry  ; 

Rais'd  from  the  dead,  he  reigns  on  high  : 
The  nations  learn  his  righteousness, 
And  humble  sinners  taste  his  grace. 
PSALM  23.     L.  M. 

God  our  Shepherd. 

1  f|MY  shepherd  is  the  living  Lord  ; 

Jjr.li  Now  shall  my  wants  be  well  supplied  ; 
His  providence  and  holy  word 
Become  my  safety  and  my  guide. 

2  In  pastures  where  salvation  grows 

He  makes  me  feed,  he  makes  me  rest :, 
There  living  water  gently  flows. 
And  all  the  food  divinely  blest. 
8  My  wand'ring  feet  his  ways  mistake; 
But  he  restores  my  soul  to  peace, 
And  leads  me  for  his  mercy's  sake, 
In  the  fair  paths  of  righteousness. 


PSALM  23.  4% 

Though  I  walk  through  the  oloomy  vale, 
Where  Heath  and  ail  its  tenors  are, 
-My  heart  anH  hope  shall  never  fail, 
For  GoH  my  shepherd's  with  me  there, 

5  Amidst  the  darkness  anH  the  deeps 
Thou  art  my  comfort,  thou  my  stay  • 
Thy  stafFsupports  my  feeble  steps, 
Thy  rod  directs  my  doubtful  way. 

6  The  sons  of  earth  and  sons  of  hell 
Gaze  at  thy  goodness,  and  repine 
To  see  my  table  spread  so  well 
With  living  bread  and  cheerful  wine. 

7  [How  I  rejoice,  when  on  my  head 
Thy  spirit  condescend*  to  rest; 
'Tis  a  divine  anointing,  shed 
.Like  oil  of  gladness  at  a  feast. 

8  Surely  the  mercies  of  the  Lord 
Attend  his  household  all  their  days: 
Therewill  I  dwell  to  hear  his  word, 
To  seek  his  lace,  and  sing  his  praise.] 

PSALM  23.     CM. 
1   "jVTY  shepherd  will  supply  my  need, 
-*-*-»-  Jehovah  is  his  name; 
In  pastures  fresh  he  makes  me  feed, 
Beside  the  living  stream, 
'2  He  brings  my  wund'rlr.g  spirit  back 
When  I  forsake  his  ways, 
And  leads  me  for  his  mercy's  sake 
In  paths  ^f  truth  anH  grace, 
8  When  I  walk  through  the  shades  of  death 
Thy  presence  is  my  stay ; 
One  word  of  thy  supporting  breath 
Drives  all  toy  fears  away, 
t  Thy  hand,  in  sight  of  all   my  foes, 
Doth  still  my  table  spread; 
My  cup  with  blessings  overflows, 
Thine  oil  anoints  my  head. 
■5  The  sure  provisions  of  my  God 
Attend  me  all  my  days  • 
Oh  may  thy  house  be  mine  abode. 
And  all  my  work  be  praise! 
r>  There  would  I  find  a  settled  rest, 
("While  others  go  and  come) 


U  PSALM  23,  24. 

No  more  a  stranger  or  a  guest, 
But  like  a  child  at  home. 

PSALM  23.     S.  M. 

1  ''THHE  Lord  my  shepherd  is, 

JL     1  shall  be  well  supplied; 
Since  he  is  mine  and  i  am  his, 
What  can  1  want  beside? 

2  He  leads  rne  to  the  place 

Where  heavenly  pasture  grows. 
Where  living  waters  gently  pass, 
And  full  salvation  flows. 

3  If  e'er  I  go  astray. 

He  doth  my  soul  reclaim, 
And  guides  me  in  his  own  right  way. 
For  his  most  holy  name. 

4  While  he  affords  his  aid, 

I  cannot  yield  to  fear; 
Tho'  I  should  walk  thro'  death's  dark  shade. 
My  shepherd's  with  me  there. 

5  Amid  surrounding:  foes 

Thou  dost  my  table  spread, 
My  cup  with  blessings  overflows, 
And  joy  exalts  my  head. 

6  The  bounties  of  thy  love 

Shall  crown  my  following"  days; 
Nor  from  thy  house  will  I  remove, 
Nor  cease  to  speak  thy  praise. 
PSALM  24.     C.  M. 

**  Dwelling  with  God. 

1  PilHE  earth  for  ever  i^  the  Lord's, 

JL     With  Adam's  numerous  race; 
He  rais'd  its  arches  o'er  the  floods, 
And  built  it  pn  the  seas. 

2  But  who  among  the  sons  of  men 

May  visit  thin**  abode? 
He  that  has  hands  from  mischief  clean? 
Whose  heart  is  right  with  God. 

3  This  is  the  man  may  rise  and  fake 

The  blessings  of  his  grace  ; 
This  is  the  lot  of  those  that  seek 
The  God  of  Jacob's  face. 

4  Now  let  our  soul's  immortal  powers 

To  meet  the  Lord  prepare, 
Lift  up  their  everlasting  doors, 
The  King  of  glory's  near. 


PSALM  24,  25.  4 

5  The  King  of  glory!  who  can  tell 
The  wonders  of  his  might? 
He  rules  the  nations;  but  to  dwell 
With  saints  is  his  delight. 

PSALM  24.     L.  M. 

Saints  dwell  in  Heaven;  or,  Christ's  Ascension. 

I    f  ■'! HIS  spacious  earth  is  all  the  Lord's, 

JL     And  men  and  worms,  and  beasts  and  birds  ; 
He  rais'd  the  bnildingon  the  seas, 
And  gave  it  for  their  dwelling-place. 
*2  But  there's  a  brighter  world  on  high, 
Thy  palace, Lord,  above  the  sky; 
Who  shall  ascend  that  blest  abode, 
And  dwell  so  near  his  maker,  God? 

3  He  that  abhors  and  fears  to  sin, 

Whose  heart  is  pure,  whose  hands  are  clean. 
Him  shall  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  bless, 
And  clothe  his  soul  with  righteousness. 

4  These  ar**  the  men,  the  pious  race, 
That  seek  the  God  ofjocob's  face; 
These  shall  enjoy  the  blissful  sight, 
And  dwell  in  everlasting  light. 

PAUSE. 

5  Rejoice,  ye  shining  words  on  higlr, 
Behold  the  King  of  glory  nigh ; 
Who  can  this  King  of  glory  be? 
The  mighty  Lord,  the  Saviour's  he. 

<>  Ye  heavenly  gates,  jour  leaves  display, 
To  make  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  way: 
Laden  with  spoils  from  earth  and  hell, 
The  conqu'ror  comes  with  God  to  dwell. 

7  Rais'd  from  the  dead  in  royal  state, 
He  opens  heaven's  eternal  gate, 
To  give  his  saints  a  blest  abode, 
Near  their  Redeemer  and  their  God. 

PSALM  25.     I — 1 1.     FirstPart.     S.  ]\f 

I  Watting  for  Pardon  and  Directitn- 

LltT  my  soul  to  God, 
My  trust  is  in  his  name; 
Let  not  my  foes  that  seek  my  blood 
Still  triumph  in  ray  shame. 
2  Sin  and  the  powers  of  hell 
Persuade  me  to  despair; 
Lord,  make  me  know  thy  covenant  u'eH, 
That  I  may  'scape  the  snare. 
E 


46  PSALM  25. 

3  From  gleamsof  dawning-  light 

Till  evening-  shades  arise, 
For  thy  salvation,  Lord,  1  wait, 
With  ever-longing  eyes. 

4  Remember  all  thy  grace, 

And  lead  me  in  thy  truth : 
Forgive  the  sins  of  riper  days. 
And  Tollies  of  my  youth. 

5  The  Lord  is  just  and  kmd, 

The  meek  shall  learn  his  ways: 
And  ev'ry  humble  sinner  find 
The  methods  of  his  grace. 
(i  For  his  own  goodness  sake 

He  saves  my  soul  from  shame; 
He  pardons  (tho'  my  guilt  be  great) 
Thro'  my  Redeemer's  name. 
PSALM  25.     12—14.;     10—13.  Second  Part.  Ss  M 

Divine  Instruction. 

1  T"JE7"HERE  shall  the  man   be  found 

▼  ▼      Thai  fears  t?  offend  his  God, 
That  loves  the  gospel's  joyful  sound, 
And  trembles  at  the  rod  ? 

2  The  Lord  shall  make  him  known 

The  se<  rets  of  his  heart, 
The  wonders  of  his  rov'nant  show, 
And  a!!  his  love  impart. 

3  The  dealings  of  his  power 

Are  truth  and  mercy  still, 
With  such  as  keep  his  cnv'nant  sure,. 
And  love  to  do  his  will. 

4  Th   ir  souls  shall  dwell  at  ease 

Before  then*  Maker's  face, 
Their  seed  shall  tasie  the  promises 

In  their  extensive  grace. 
PSALM  25.   15—2.  Third  Part.  S.M, 

Distress  of  Soul ;    or,  Backsliding  and  Descrfw®-. 

1  1V1  iNE  eyes  and  my  desire 
—▼A  Are  ever  to  the  Lord; 

I  love  to  plead  his  promis'd  grace 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 

2  Turn,  turn  thee  to  my  soul, 

Bring  thy  salvation  near; 
When  will  thy  hand  assist  my  feet 
To  'scape  the  deadly  snare? 


PSALM  26. 

3  When  shall  the  sov'reign  grace 

Of  my  forgiving  God, 
Restore  me  from  those  dang'rous  ways 
My  wand'ring  feet  bave  trod? 

4  The  tumult  of  my  thoughts 

Doth  but  enlarge  my  wo; 
My  spirit  languishes,  my  heart 
Is  desolate  aud  low. 
£  With  ev'ry  morning  light 
My  sorrow  new  begins; 
Look  on  my  anguish  and  my  pain, 
And  pardon  all  my  sins. 

PAUSb. 

0  Behold  the  hosts  ot  heil, 
How  cruel  is  their  hate! 
Against  my  life  they  rise,  and  join 
Their  fury  with  deceit. 

7  O  keep  my  sou!  from  death, 

Nor  put  my  hope  to  shame, 
For  I  have  plac'H  my  only  trust 
In  my  Redeemer's  name. 

8  With  humble  faith  I  wait 

To  see  thy  face  again  ; 
Of  Israel  it  shall  ne'er  be  said, 
He  sough'  the  Lord  in  v;«in. 
PSALM  2f>.     L.  M. 

0  Self- Examination ;  or,  Evidences  of  Grace. 

1  TUDGL  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  my  ways, 
CP     And  try  my  reins,  and  try  my  heart; 
My  faith  upon  thy  promise  stays, 

Nor  from  thy  law  my  feet  depart. 

2  I  hate  to  walk,  I  hate  to  sit 
With  men  of  vanity  and  lies; 
The  scoffer  and  the  hypocrite 
Are  the  abhorrence  of  mine  eyes. 

3  Amongst  thy  saints  will  I  appear 
Array'd  in  robes  of  innocence; 
But  when  I  stand  before  thy  bar, 
The  blood  ot  Christ  is  my  defence* 

4  I  love  thy  habitation,  Lord, 

The  temple  where  thine  honours  dwell: 
There  shall  I  hear  thy  holy  word, 
And  there  ihy  works  of  wonder  tell. 

5  Let  not  my  soul  be  join'd  at  last 
With  men  of  treachery  and  blood, 


IS  PSALM  27. 

Since  I  my  days  on  earth  have  past 
Among*  the  saints  and  near  my  God. 

PSALM  27.     1—5.     First  Part.     CM. 

The  Church  is  our  Delight  and  Safety. 

THE  Lord  of  glory  is  my  light, 
And  my  salvation  too; 
God  is  my  strength  ;  nor  will  I  fear 
What  all  my  foes  can  do. 
2  One  privilege  my  heart  desires; 
Oh  grant  me  mine  abode 
Among  the  churches  of  thy  saints, 
The  temples  of  my  God. 
t  There  shall  I  offer  my  requests 
And  see  th)  beauty  still: 
Shall  hear  thy  messages  of  love, 
And  there  inquire  thy  will, 
i  When  troubles  rise  and  storms  appear, 
There  may  his  children  hide; 
God  is  a  strong  pavilion,  where 
He  makes  my  soul  abide. 
'»  Now  shall  my  head  be  lifted  high 
Above  my  foes  around, 
And  songs  of  joy  and  victory 

Within  thy  temple  sound. 
PSALM  27.     8,  9,  1%  14.     Second  Part.     C.  M. 

Prayer  and  Hope. 

1  C!  OON  as  I  heard  my  Father  say, 
k_3   "Ye  children  seek  my  grace/* 
My  heart  replied,  without  delay, 

"I'll  seek  my  Father's  face." 

2  Let  not  thy  face  be  hid  from  me, 

Nor  frown  my  soul  away  ; 
God  of  my  life,  I  fly  to  thee 

In  a  distressing  day. 
5  Should  friends  and  kindred,  near  aud  dear, 

Leave  me  to  want  or  die, 
My  God  will  make  my  life  his  care, 

And  all  my  need  supply. 

4  My  fainting  flesh  had  died  with  grief, 

Had  not  my  soul  believ'd, 

To  see  thy  grace  provide  relief, 

Nor  was  my  hope  deceiv'd. 

5  Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  trembling  saints, 

And  keep  your  courage  up ; 


PSALM      28,  29.  1" 

He'll  raise  your  spirit  when  it  faints, 
And  far  exceed  your  hope. 

PSALIVj  28.     L.  M. 

God  the  Refuge  oj  the  Afflicted. 

1   rTTSOthee,  O  Loid,  I  raise  my  cries; 
1      My  ftrveu;  prayer  in  mercy  hear; 

For  ruin  waits  my  tiembling  soul, 

It  thou  refuse  R  ^ihcidus  ear. 

W  hen  suppliant  tow'rd  thy  holy  hill 

I  lift  my   .mum  ul     tnds  to  pray, 

Afford  thy  grate,   nor  <ir:ve  me  still 

MS  i til  impious  hypocrites  away. 
•J    1  o  sous  ot  falsehood,  that  despise 

The  works  and  wonders  of  thy  reign. 

Thy  vengeance  wives  the  due  reward, 

A\n\  sinks  their  souls  to  endless  pain. 

4  But  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

Whose  merry  hears  my  mournful  voice. 
My  heart,  that  trusted  in  his  word, 
In  his  salvation  slmll  rejoice. 

5  Let  ev'ry  saint,  in  sore  distress, 

By  faslh  approach  ins  Naviour,  God; 
Then  grant,  O  Lord,  th)  paid  niug  grace, 
And  teed  th)  chinch  with  heavenly  food. 
L>ALM  29*     L.  M. 

Storm  and  Thunder. 

1  £^A  IVL  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  fame, . 
\Jf    Give  to  the  Lord  renown  and  power. 
Ascribe  due  honours  io  his  name, 
And  his  eternal  mi^hl  adore. 

2  The  Lord  proclaim*  his  power  aloud 
Through  every  ocean,,  every  land  ; 
His  voice  divides  the  wat'ry  cloud, 
And  Ng"htniiips  blaze  at  his  command. 

•3  He  speaks,  and  tempest,  hail,  and  wind. 
•Lay  the  wide  tores?  hare  around  ; 
The  fearful  hart,  and  frighted  hind, 
Leap  at  the  terror  of  the  sound. 
To  Lebanon  he  turns  his  voice, 
Ami  io,  the  stately  cedars  break; 
Ihe  mountains  tremble  at  the  noise, 
The  valleys  roar,  the  deserts  quake. 

E  2 


PSALM  BO. 

>  The  Lord  sits  sov'reign  on  the  flood, 
The  thutid'rer  reigns  forever  king; 
But  makes  his  church  his  b'est  aboder 
Where  we  his  awful  glories  sing. 

6  In  gentler  language,  there  the  Lord 
The  counsel  of  his  grace  imparls; 
Amidst  the  raging  storm,  his  word 
Speaks  peace  and  courage  to  our  heart?. 
PSALM  30.     First  Pit.     L.  M 

Sickness  healed,  and  Sorrows  removed. 

1  T  WILL  extol  thee,  Lord,  on  h  gb, 
■*-  At  thy  command  diseases  fly: 
Who  but  a  God  can  speak  and  save 
From  the  dark  borders  of  the  grave? 

2  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  saints,  and  prove 
How  large  his  grace,   how  kind  his  love, 
Let  all  your  powers  rejoice,  and  trace 
The  wond'rous  records  of  his  grace. 

3  His  ang^r  but  a  moment  stnys; 
His  love  is  life  and  length  of  days: 
Though  grief  and  tears  fhe  night  employ, 
The  morning  star  restores  the  joy. 

PSALM  Si).     Ver.  6.     Second  Part.     L.  1ML 

Health,  Sickness,  and  Recovery. 

1  Tj^IUM  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright, 
■*■      And  I  pnsum'd  'twould  ne'er  be  night; 
Fondly  I  said  within  my  heart, 
"Pleasure  and  peace  shall  ne'er  depart.7' 

2  But  I  forgot  thine  arm  was  strong, 
Which  made  my  mountain  stand  so  long; 
Soon  as  thy  face  beg  ;u  to  hide, 

My  health  was  gone,  my  comforts  died* 

3  I  cried  aloud  to  :hee,  my  God, 

"  What  canst  thou  profit  by  my  blood  ? 

"Deep  in  the  dust  can  I  declare 

"  Thy  truth,  or  sing  thy  goodness  there? 

4  "  Hear  me,  O  God  of  grace,"  I  said, 

"  And  bring  me  from  among  the  dead  :v 
Thy  word  rebuk'd  the  pains  I  telt, 
Thy  pard'ning  love  rernov'd  my  guilf. 
')  My  groans,  and  tears,  and  forms  of  wo. 
Are  turn'd  to  joy  and  praises  now  ; 
I  throw  my  sackcloth  on  the  ground, 
And  ease  and  gladness  gird  me  round 


PSALM  31.  £1 

U  My  tongue,  the  glory  ofmy  frame^ 

Shall  ne'er  be  silent  of  thy  name; 

Thy  praise  shall  sound  thro' earth  and  heav'tt, 

For  sickness  heal'd,  and  sins  forjriv'n. 
PSALM  31.     5,  14—1.4.  22,23.     First  Part,     C.  M. 

Deliverance  from  Death. 

1  FllO  thee,   O  God  of  truth  and  love, 

-M_     My  spirit  I  commit; 
Thou  hast  redeem'd  my  soul  from  death, 
And  sav'd  me  horn  the  pit. 

2  Despair  and  comfort,  hope  and  fear, 

Maintain'd  a  doubtful  strife; 
While  sorrow,    pain,  and  sin  conspir'd 
To  take  ;»way  my  life. 

3  My  time  is  in  thy  hand,  I  cried, 

Though  I  draw  near  the  dust; 
Thou  art  the  refuge  where  I  hide, 
The  God  in  whom  I  trust. 

4  Oh  make  thy  reconciled  face 

Upon  thy  servant  shine, 
And  save  me,  for  toy  mercy's  sake.. 
For  I'm  entirely  (lime. 

!    \V:S£. 

5  Twas  in  my  haste  my  spirit  said, 

I  must  despair  and  die. 
I  am  cut  off  before  thine  eyes; 
But  thou  hast  heard  my  cry. 
<>  Tby  goodness,  how  divinely  free^ 
How  sweet  thy  smiling  face 
To  those  that  fear  thy  majesty, 
And  trust  thy  promis'd  grace! 
7  Olove  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints, 
And  sing  hi>  praises  loud; 
He'll  bend  Ins  ear  io  your  complaints, 
And  recompense  the  proud. 
PSALM  31.    7—33,   H— 21.     Second  Part     CM, 

Deliverance  from  Slander  and  Rcpreacfi. 

]^'¥ ^  heart  rejoices  jn  thy  name, 
If  J.  My  God,  my  heavenly  trust ; 
Thouhasr  preserv'd  my  face  from  shame^ 

Mine  honour  from  the  dust. 
2  "My  life  is  spent  with  grief,"  I  cried, 

"My  years  consum'd  m  groans, 
"My  strength  decays,  mine  eyes  are  drvM. 

(t  And  sorrow  wastes  my  bones." 


52  PSALM  32. 

3  Among  mine  enemies  my  name 

A  proverb  vile  whs  grown, 
Wh'le  to  my  neighbours  I  became 
Forgotten  and  unknown. 

4  Slandar  and  fear  on  ev'ry  side 

Seiz'd  and  beset  me  round, 
I  to  thy  throne  of  grace  applied, 
And  speedy  rescue  found. 
PAUSE. 

5  How  great  dehv'rance  thou  hast  wrought 

Before  the  scut    of  men  ! 
The  lying  hps  to  silence  brought, 
And  made  their  boasting  vain. 

6  Thy  chddren  from  the  strife  of  tongues 

Shall  thy  pavilion  hide, 
Guard  them  from  infamy  and  wrongs, 
And  crush  the  sons  of  pride. 

7  Within  thy  sacred  presence.  Lord, 

Let  me  for  ever  dwell  ; 
No  fenced  city,  wall'd  and  barr'd, 
Secures  a  smut  so  well. 

PSALM  32.     S.  M. 

Forgiveness  of  Sins  upon  Confession- 

1  #^H  blessed  souls  are  they 
%J   Whose  sins  are  covered  o'er; 
Divinely  blest,  to  whom  the  Lord 

Imputes  their"  guilt  no  more. 

2  They  mourn  their  follies  past, 

And  keep  their  hearts  with  care; 
Their  bps  and  ;ives  without  deceit 
Shall  prove  their  faith  sincere. 

3  While  I  conceai'd  my  guilt, 

I  felt  the  fesi'ring  wound, 
Till  I  confessed  my  sins  to  thee. 
And  ready  pardon  found. 

4  Let  sinners  learn  to  pray, 

Let  saints  keep  near  the  throne; 
Our  help  in  times  of  deep  distress, 
Is  found  in  Cod  alone. 

PSALM  32.     CM. 

Free  Pardon  and  sincere  obedience;  or,  Confession  and  Fgr^veTiess 
I    XXOWr  blest  the  man  to  whom  his  God 
XX  No  more  imputes  his  sin, 


PSALM  32.  53 

But  wash'd  in  the  Redeemer's  blood 
Hath  made  his  garments  clean  I 

2  And  blest  bevoutid  expression  he 

Whose  debts  are  »hus  discharg'd; 
While  from  the  guilty  bondage  free 
He  feels  his  soul  enlarg'd. 

3  His  spirit  hates  deceit  and  lies, 

His  words  are  all  sincere  : 
He  guards  his  heart,  he  guards  his  eyes^ 
To  keep  his  conscience  clear. 

4  While  I  my  inward  g«ji|  supprest, 

No  quiet  could  1  find; 
Thy  wrath  lay  burning  in  my  breast 
And  rack'd  my  tortur'd  mind. 

5  Then  I  confess  VI  my  troubled  thoughts, 

My  secret  sins  reveal'cJ, 
Thy  pard'ning  grace  forgave  my  faults, 
Thy  grae    my  pardon  seal'd. 
(y  This  shall  invite  thy  saints  to  pray; 
When  like  a  raging  flood 
Temptations  rise,  our  strength  and  stay 
Is  a  forgiving-  God. 

PSALM  32.     First  Part.     L.  M. 

'Repentance  and  free  Pardon;  or.  Justification  and  Sanctificalion, 
*    lJ?kL.KT  is  the  man,  for  ever  blest, 
JD    Whose  guilt  is  pardon'd  by  his  God, 
Whose  sins  with  sorrow  are  confessed, 
And  cover'd  with  his  Saviour's  blood. 

2  Before  his  judgment  seat,  the  Lord 

No  more  permits  his  crimes  to  rise; 
He  pleads  no  merit  of  reward, 

And  not  on  works,  but  grace,  relies. 

3  From  guile  his  heart  and  lips  are  Tree, 

His  humble  joy,  bis  woly  fear, 
With  deep  repentance  well  agree, 
And  join  to  prove  his  faith  sincere. 

4  How  glorious  is  that  righteousness 

That  hides   and  cancels  all  his  sins! 
While  a  bright  evidence  of  grace 

Though  all  his  life  appears  and  shines. 
PSALM  32.  Second  Parr.  L.  M. 

A  guilty  Conscience  eased  by  Confession  and  Pardon 
1     VV^^Jk  *  keep  Si^,,ce  a"*'  conceal 
T  T     My  heavy  guilt  within  my  heart, 


54  PSALM  Mi 

What  torments  doth  my  conscience  feel ! 
What  agonies  of  inward  smart ! 

2  I  spread  my  sins  before  the  Lord, 
And  all  my  secret  faults  confess; 
Thy  gospel  speaks  a  pard'niog  word, 
Thine  holy  Spirit  seals  the  grace. 

4  For  this  shall  ev'ry  humble  soul 
Make  swift  addresses  to  thy  seat: 
When  floods  of  huge  temptations  roll, 
There  shall  they  find  a  bSest  retreat. 

i  How  safe  beneath  thy   wings  I  lie, 
When  days  grow  dark,  and  storms  appear! 
And  when  I  walk,  thy  watchful  eye 
Shall  guide  me  sale  from  ev'ry  snare. 

PSALM  88.     First   Part.     C    M. 

Works  of  Creation  and  Providence . 

1  T>  EJOICL,  ye  righteous,    n  the  Lord, 
-1-V  This  work  belongs 'to  you: 

Sing  of  his  name,  his  ways,  his  word, 
How  holy,  just,  an  5  true! 

2  His  mercy  and  his    ighteousness 

Let  heaven  and  earth  proclaim; 
His  works  ol  nature,  and  of  grace 
Keveal  his  wond'rous  name. 

3  His  word,  with  energy  divine, 

Those  heavenly  a  re  lies  spread, 
Bade  starry  hosts  around  them  shine. 
And  light  the  heavens  pervade. 

4  He  taught  the  swelling  waves  to  flow 

To  their  appointed  deep; 
Bade  raging  seas  their,  limits  know, 
And  still  their  station  keep. 

5  Ye  tenants  or  the  spacious  earth, 

With  fear  before  him  stand; 
He  spake,  and  Nature  took  its  birth. 
And  rests  on  h  s  command. 

6  He  scorns  the  angry  nations'  rage, 

And  breaks  their  vain  designs; 
His  counsel  stands  through  ev'ry  age, 
And  in  full  glorj  shines. 

PSALM  33.     Second  Part.     C.  M. 
Creatures  vain t  and  God  All-sufficient. 
1    T>  LEST  is  the  nation,  where  the  Lord 
-■-^  Hath  fix'd  his  gracious  throne ; 


PSALM  33.  55 

Where  he  reveals  his  heavenly  word. 
And  calls  their  tribes  lus  own. 

2  His  eye,  with  infinite  survey, 

Does  the  whole  world  behold; 
He  form'd  us  all  ot  equal  elay, 
And  knows  our  feeble  mould. 

3  Kings  are  not  rescu'd  by  the  Torre 

Of  armies  from  the  grave; 
Nor  speed,  nor  courage  of    n  horse 
Can  his  bold  rider  save. 

4  Vain  is  the  streng  h  of  beasts  or  men, 

>ior  springs  our  safety  thence; 
But  holy  souls  from  God  obtain 

A  strong  and  sure  defence. 
5  God  is  their  fear,  and  God  their  trust; 

When  plagues  or  famine  spread, 
His  watchful  eyes  secures  the  just, 

Among  ten  thousand  dead. 
6  Lord,  let  our  hearts  in  thee  rejoice, 

And  bless  us  from  thy  throne  : 
For  we  have  made  thy  word  our  choice, 

And  trust  thv  grace  alone. 
PSALM  33.     ~4s  the  1  \Sth  Pmtm.     First  Pan. 

Works  of  Creation  and  Providence. 

1  ~V7~E  holy  souls  in  God  rejoice, 

-H-    Your  tanker's  praise  becomes  your  voice.* 
Great  is  your  theme,  your  songs  be  new : 

Sing  of  his  name,  his  word,    his  ways, 

His  works  of  nature  :*nd  of  grace, 
How  wise  and  holy,   just  and  true  ! 

2  Behold,  to  earth's  remotest  ends, 

His  goodness  flows,  his  truth  extends; 

His  power  the  heavn'ly  arches  spread; 
His  word,    with  energy  divine, 
Bade  starry  hosts  around  them  shine, 

And  light  the  circling  heav'ns  pervade. 

3  His  hand  collects  the  flowing  seas; 
Those  wafry  treasures  know  their  place. 

And  fill  the  store-house  of  the  deep: 
He  spake,  and  gave  all  nature  birth  ; 
And  fires,  and  seas,  and  heaven,  andeartl^ 

His  everlasting  orders  keep. 

4  Let  mortals  tremble  and  adore 
A  God  of  surh  resistless  power, 

Nor  dare  indnlge  their  feeble  rage  : 


m  PSALM  33,  34. 

Vain  are  your  thoughts  and  weak  your  hands, 
Bui  his  eternal  counsel  stands, 

And  rules  the  world  from  age  to  age. 
PSALM  3.3.     JJs  the  I \Sth  Psalm      Second  Part 

Creatures  vain,  and  God  nil  sufficient. 
I    ^~kH  happy  nation,  where  the  Lord 
vJ    Reveals  the  treasure  of  his  word, 

And  builds  his  church,  his  earthly  throne! 
His  eye  ihe  heathen  world  surveys, 
He  fonn'd  their  hearts,  he  knows  their  ways. 
But  God  their  maker  is  unknown. 

2  Let  kings  rely  upon  their  host, 

And  of  his  strength  the  champion  boast: 

In  vain  they  boast,  in  vain  rely ; 
In  vain  we  trust  the  brutal  force, 
Or  speed,  or  courage  of  an  horse, 

To  guard  his  rider,  or  to  fly. 

3  The  arm  of  our  almighty  Lord 
Doth  more  secure  defence  afford, 

When  deaths  or  dangers  threat'ning  stand  : 
Thy  watchful  eye  preserves  the  just, 
Who  make  thy  name  iheir  fear  arid  trust, 

When  wars  of  famine  waste  the  land. 
1  In  sickness  or  the  bloody  field, 
Our  great  physician  and  our  shield 

Shall  send  salvation  from  his  throne; 
We  wait  to  see  thy  goodness  shine  ; 
Let  us  rejoice  in  help  divine," 

For  all  our  hope  is  God  alone. 

PsALM  34.    First  Pa  t.  L.  M. 

God's  care  of  the  Saints:  or,  Deliverance  by  Praytr. 
I  ORD,  1  wil1  bless  thee  all  my  days, 

JLi  Thy  praise  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongur 

My  soul  shall  glory  in  thy  grace, 

While  saints  rejoice  to  hear  the  son^. 
"i  Come,  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 

Let  ev'ry  heart  exalt  his  name; 

I  sought  th'  eternal  God,  and  he 

Has  not  exposed  my  hope  to  shame. 
3  I  told  him  all  my  secret  grief, 

My  secret  groaning  reacb'd  his  ears; 

He  gave  my  inward  pains  relief, 

And  calm'd  the  tumult  of  my  fears. 
*  To  him  the  poor  lift  up  their  eyes, 

With  heav'aly  joy  their  faces  shine; 


PSALM  84. 

A  beam  of  mercy  from  the  skies 

Fills  them  with  light  and  love  divine. 
5  His  holy  angels  pitch  their  tents 

Arouud  the  men  that  serve  the  Lord; 

Oh  fear  and  love  him,  all  his  saints, 

Taste  of  his  grace,  and  trust  his  word, 
fi  The  wild  young  lions,  pinch'dwith  pain 

And  hunger,  roar  through  all  the  wood; 

But  none  shall  seek  the  Lord  in  vain, 

Nor  want  supplies  of  real  good. 
PSALM  34.     1 1 — 22,     Second  Part.     L.  M. 

Religious  Education;  or,  Instructions  of  Piety. 

CHILDKLN,  in  years  and  knowledge  young' 
Your  parents'  hope,  your  parents' joy, 
Attend  the  counsels  of  my  tongue, 
Let  pious  thoughts  your  minds  employ. 

2  If  you  desire  a  leng'h  of  da\s, 

And  peace  to  crown  your  mortal  state, 
Restrain  your  feet  from  impious  ways. 
Your  lips  from  slander  and  deceit. 

3  The  eyes  of  God  regard  his  sr.mts, 
His  ears  are  open  to  their  cries ; 
He  sets  his  frowning  fare  against 
The  sons  of  violence  and  hes. 

4  To  humble  souls  and  broken  hearts 
God  with  his  grace  is  ever  nigh  ; 
Pardon  and  hope  his  love  imparts 
When  men  in  deep  contrition  lie. 

•>  He  tells  their  tears,  he  counts  their  groans, 
His  Son  redeems  their  souls  from  death; 
His  spirit  heals  their  broken  bones, 
His  praise  employs  their  tuneful  breath. 
PSALM  34.     i  — 10.     First  Part.     C.  M 

Prayer  and  Praise  for  eminent  Deliverance. 

1  T'LL  bless  the  Lord  from  day  to  day  : 
JL   How  good  are  all  his  ways! 

Ye  humble  souls  that  use  to  pray, 
Come  help  my  lips  to  praise. 

2  Sing  to  the  honour  of  his  name, 

How  a  poor  surPrer  cried, 
Nor  was  his  hope  expos'd  to  shame, 
Nor  was  his  suit  denied. 

3  When  threatening  sorrows  round  me  stood, 

And  endless  fears  arose, 

F 


58  PSALM  34. 

Like  the  loud  billows  of  a  flood, 
Redoubling  all  my  woes  : 

4  I  told  the  Lord  my  sore  distress, 

With  heavy  groans  and  tears; 
He  gave  my  sharpest  torments  ease, 
And  silenc'd  all  my  fears. 
PAUSE. 

5  fOh  sinners,  come  and  taste  his  lovef 

Come,    learn  his  pleasant  ways, 
And  let  your  own  experience  prove 

The  sweetness  of  his  grace. 
<>  He  bids  his  angels  pitch  their  tents 

Round  where  his  children  dwell ; 
What  ills  their  heav'nly  care  prevents,, 

No  earthly  tongue  can  tell.] 

7  [Oh  love  the  Lord,  ye  saints  of  his: 

His  eye  regards  the  just: 
How  richly  bless'd  their  portion  is 
Who  make  the  Lord  their  trust! 

8  Young  lions,  pinch'd  with  hunger,  roar. 

And  famish  in  the  wood  ; 
But  God  supplies  his  holy  poor 
With  ev'ry  needful  good.] 
PSALM  34.   H—22.     Second  Part,  C.  M. 

Exhortation  to  Peace  and  Holiness. 
J    I^OME,  children,  learn  to  fear  the  Lord. 
\J   And  that  your  days  be  long 
Let  not  a  false  or  spiteful  word 
Be  found  upon  your  tongue. 
2  Depart  from  mischief,  practice  love, 
Pursue  the  works  of  peace  ; 
So  shall  the  Lord  your  ways  approve, 
And  set  your  souls  at  ease. 
•3  His  eyes  awake  to  yuard  the  just, 
His  ears  attend  their  cry; 
When  broken  spirits  dwell  in  dust, 
The  God  of  grace  is  nigh. 

4  What  tbo'the  sorrows  here  they  taste 

Are  sharp  and  tedious  too, 
The  Lord  who  saves  them  all  at  last 
Is  their  supporter  now. 

5  Evil  shall  smite  the  wicked  dead; 

But  God  secures  his  own  ; 
Prevents  the  mischief  whes  they  slide, 
Or  heals  the  broken  bone. 


PSALM  35,  36.  >J> 

t»  When  desolation,  like  a  flood 
O'er  the  proud  sinner  roils, 
Saints  find  a  refuge  in  their  God, 
For  he  redeem'd  their  souls. 
PSALM    35.     Ver.  li,  13,  14.   CM. 

Love  to  Enemies :  or,  tlie  Love  of  Christ  to  Sinners  typified  in  David 
1  Tl  EHOLD  the  love,  the  gen'rous  love, 
Jl3   That  holy  David  shows; 
Behold  his  kind  compassion  move 
For  his  afflicted  foes, 
i  When  they  are  sick,  his  soul  complains, 
And  seems  to  feel  the  smart; 
The  spirit  of  the  gospel  reigns, 
And  melts  his  pious  heart. 

3  How  did  his  flowing  tears  condole 

As  for  a  brother  dead  ! 
And  fasting  ruortify'd  his  soul, 
While  for  their  life  he  pray'd. 

4  They  groan'd  and  curs'd  him  on  their  bed, 

Yet  still  he  pleads  and  mourns  ; 
And  double  blessings  on  his  head, 
The  righteous  God  returns. 
^  Oh  glorious  type  of  heav'nly  grace ! . 
Thus  Christ  the  Lord  appears; 
While  sinners  curse,  the  Saviour  prays, 
And  pities  them  with  tears. 
6  He,  the  true  Dav   I,  Israel's  king, 
Blest  and  belov'd  of  God, 
To  save  us  rebels,  dead  in  sin, 
Paid  his  own  dearest  blood. 
P*ALM  3t>.     5—9,     L.  M. 

Hie  Perfections  and  Providence  of  God;   or.  General  Providence  and 

Special  Grace. 

tT^'H  *n  lne  heavns,  eternal  God, 

Ji  Thy  goodness  in  fail  glory  shines; 

Thy  truth  shall  break  through  ev'ry  cloud 

That  veils  and  darkens  thy  designs. 
*2  For  ever  firm  thy  justice  stands, 

As  mountains  then  foundations  keep; 

Wise  are  the  wonders  of  thy  hands, 

Thy  judgments  are  a  mighty  deep. 
3  Thy  providence  is  kind  aud  large, 

Both  man  and  beast  thy  bounty  share : 

The  whole  creation  is  thy  charge, 

But  saints  are  thy  peculiar  care. 


60  PSALM  36. 

4  My  God,  how  excellent  thy  grace  ! 
Whence  all  our  hope  and  comfort  springs  ; 
The  sons  of  Adam  in  distress, 

Fly  to  the  shadow  of  thy  wings. 

5  From  the  provisions  of  thy  house 
We  shall  be  fed  with  sweet  repast : 
There  mercy,  1  ke  a  river,  flows, 
And  brings  salvation  to  our  taste. 

ii  Life,  like  a  fountain  rich  and  free, 
Springs  from  the  presence  of  my  Lord  ; 
And  in  thy  light  our  souls  shall  see 
The  glories  promised  in  thv  word. 

PS  A  LM  3G      1 ,  2,  5,*  6,  7,  9.     C.  M. 

Practical  Atheism  exposed;  or,  the  Being  and  Attributes  of  God  assertcu- 
i     %%/  HILL  men  grow  bold  in  wicked  ways, 
▼  T      And  yet  a  God  they  own, 
My  heart  within   me  often  says 

««  Their  thoughts  believe  there's  none.,? 
2  Theirthoughts  mu\  ways  at  once  declare 
(Whate'er  their  lips  profess) 
God  hath  no  wrath  for  them  to  fear, 
Nor  will  they  -seek  his  grace. 
-J  What  strange  selfoftattfry  blinds  their  eyes! 
But  there's  a  hastening  hour, 
When  they  shall  see  with  sore  surprise. 
The  terrors  of  thy  power. 
1  Thy  justice  shaii  maintain  its  throne, 
Though  mountains  melt  away; 
Thv  judgments  area  world  unknown, 
A  deep,  unfathom'd  sea. 
•")  Above  these  heav'us  created  rounds, 
Thy  mercies.  Lord,  extend: 
Thy  truth  outlives  the  narrow  bounds, 
Where  time  and  nature  end. 
\)  Safety  to  man  thy  goodness  brings, 
Nor  overlooks  the  beast ; 
Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  wings 
Thy  children  choose  to  rest. 
7  ["From  thee,  when  creature-streams  run  low, 
And  mortal  comforts  die, 
Perpetual  springs  of  life  shall  flow, 
And  raise  our  pleasures  high. 
S  Though  all  created  light  decay, 
And  death  close  up  our  eyes. 


PSALM  36,  37.  (il 

Thy  presence  makes  etc  rial  day 
Where  clouds  ran  never  r;.se.] 
PsALivJ  36.     I— i.     s.  M. 

iV/e  Wickedness  of  Man,  and  the  Majesty  of  God;  or,  Practical  Atheism 

exposed. 

1  V%7~^bN  man  grows  bold  in  sin, 

»  »      My  heart  within  me  cries, 
"He  hath  no  faith  of  God  within, 
4*  Nor  tear  before  his  eyes." 

2  [lie  walks  a  while  concealed 

In  a  sel  -flait-ring  dream, 
Till  h.s  dark  crimes,  at  once  reveaPd, 
Kxpuse  ins  hateful  name.] 

3  His  heart  is  false  and  foul, 

His  words  are  smooth  and  fair; 
Wisdom  is  bamsh'd  from  his  soul. 
And  leaves  no  goodness  there. 

4  He  plots  upon  his  bed 

New  mischiefs  to  fulfil; 
He  sets  his  heart,  ins  hand,  and  head 
To  prac(  i<  e  all  that's  {H. 

5  But  there's  a  dreadful  God, 

Though  men  renounce  Ins  fear; 
His  justice,  hid  behind  the  cloud, 
Shall  one  great  day  appear, 
ij  His  truth  transcends  the  sky. 
lii  heav'n  h;s  mercies  dwell  ; 
Deep  as  the  sea  his  judgments  lie, 
His  anger  burns  to  hell. 
/  JJow  excellent  h»s  love, 

-7\  he uce  all  our  safety  springs  ! 
Oh  never  lei  my  soul  remove 

From  unmerneath  his  wings. 
PSALJM  37.     !  — *o.     Firs!  Part.     C.  M. 

The  Cure  of  Envy,  Fretfaiuess,  and  unbelief,   or,  Hit  Rewards  of  (h? 
Righteous  and  the  Wicked. 

1  VI,THV  should  I  vex  my  soul  and  fret 

»  »      To  see  the  nicked  rise! 
Or  envy  sinners  waxing  great, 
By  violence  and  lies  ? 

2  As  How'ry  grass  cut  down  at  noon, 

Before  the  ev'ning  fades, 
So  shall  their  glories  vanish  soon, 
J  a  everlasting:  shades. 
F  2 


m  PSALM  37. 

•">  Then  let  me  make  the  Lord  my  trust, 
And  practice  all  that's  good  % 
So  shall  I  dwell  among  the  just, 
And  he'll  provide  me  food. 
I  I  to  my  God  my  ways  commit, 
And  cheerful  wait  his  will; 
Thy  hand,  which  guides  my  doubtful  feet, 
Shall  my  desires  fulfil. 
>  Mine  innocence  shaft  thou  display, 
And  make  thy  judgments  known. 
Fair  is  the  light  of  dawning  day, 
And  glorious  as  the  coon. 
(»  The  meek  at  last  the  earth  possess, 
And  are  the  heirs  of  heav'n  ; 
True  riches,   with  abundant  peace. 
To  humble  souls  are  giv'n. 
PAUSE. 
7  Rest  in  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 
Nor  let  your  anger  rise, 
Though  providence  should  long  delay 
To  punish  haughty  vice. 
£  Let  sinners  join  to  break  your  peace, 
And  plot,   and  rage,  and  foam; 
The  Lord  derides  them,  for  he  sees 
Their  day  of  vengeance  come. 
P  They  have  drawn  out  the  threatening  sword, 
foave  he,;:    he  ruurd'rom  s  ow, 
To  slay  the  men  that  fear  she  Lord, 
And  bring  she  righteous  low-. 
SO  My  Godshai!  break  their  bows, and  burn 
Their  persecuting  darts, 
Shall  their  own  swords  against  them  turn, 
And  pierce  their  stubborn  hearts. 
PSALM  37.     16,  2**26— 31.     Second  Part.     CM. 

Charity  to  the  Poor;  or,  Religion  in  Words  and  Deeds 

t    "W/RThY  <h>  the  wealthy  wicked  boast, 
?  T      And  grew  profanely  bold? 
The  meanest  portion  of  the  just 
Excels  the  sinner's  gold, 
:l  The  wicked  borrows  of  his  friends. 
But  ne'er  designs  to  pay  ; 
The  sain,  is  merciful  and  lends, 
Nor  turns  the  poor  Iway. 
3  His  alms  w  ah  lib'ra!  heart  lie  giv<  § 
Amongst  the  sons  of  need  : 


PSALM  37,  o3 

His  mem'ry  tolong  aj?es  hv«s, 
And  blessed  js  his  seed. 

4  His  lips  abhor  to  talk  profane, 

To  slander  or  defraud; 
His  ready  tongue  declares  to  meu 
What  he  has  tearn'd  o<  God. 

5  The  law  and  gospel  of  the  Lord 

Deep  in  his  heart  abide  ; 
Led  by  the  spirit  and  the  word 
His  feet  shall  never  slide, 
(i  When  sinners  fall,  the  righteous  stand 
Preserv'd  from  ^v'rv  snare; 
Tliey  shall  possess  the  promis'd  land 
And  dwell  for  ever  there, 
'      PSALM  37.     23— 37.     Third  Part.     C  Jtf. 

The  Way  and  End  of  the  Righteous  and  the  Wicked. 
J   TV'j  Y  God,  the  steps  of  pious  men 
■J-"-  Are  order'd  by  thy  will : 
Though  they  should  fall,  they  rise  again, 
Thy  hand  supports  them  still. 

2  The  Lord  delights  to  see  their  ways, 

Their  virtue  he  approves; 
He'll  ne'er  deprive  rheru  of  his  grace, 
Nor  leave  the  men  he  loves. 

3  Theheav'n<fy  heritage  is  theirs, 

Their  portion  and  their  home; 
He  feasts theiu  now,  a;in  makes  them  heirs 
Of  blessings  long  to  come. 
.   Wait  on  the  Lord,  ye  sons  of  men, 
Nor  fear  when  tyrants  frown  ; 
Ye  shall  confess  their  pride  was  vain. 
When  justice  casts  them  down. 
PAUSE. 
5  The  haughty  sinner  have  I  seen 
Not  fearing  uiau  nor  '  t>d, 
Like  a  tall  bu^-ffee,  fn?r  and  green, 
Spreading'  his  arms  abroad. 
tj  And  lo,  he  vanish'd  from  the  ground, 
Destroy 'd  by  hands  unseen; 
Nor  root,  nor  branch;  nor  'eaf  was  found 
Where  all  that  pride  had  been. 
7  But  mark  the  man  of  righteousness, 
I    s  sev'ral  steps  attend  : 
True  pleasure  runs  through  all  his  ways, 
And  peaceful  is  his  end. 


ii4  PSALM  38. 

PSALi^  8K    C    M. 

Gwi/i'  0/  Conscience  and  Relief;  or,  Repentance  and  Prayer  for  Pardon 

and  Health. 

1  A   MIDST  thy  wrath  remember  love, 
jlSl  Restore  ttiy  servant,  Lord, 

Nor  let  a  Father's  chast'ning  prove 
Like  an  avenger's  sword. 

2  Thine  arrows  stick  within  my  heart, 

My  flesh  is  sorely  prest; 
Between  the  sorrow  and  the  smart 
My  spirit  finds  no  rest 

3  My  sins  a  heavy  load  appear, 

And  o'er  in)  head  are  gone; 
Too  heavy  they  for  me  to  bear, 
Too  hard  tor  me  t' atone. 

4  My  thoughts  are  like  a  troubled  sea 

That  sinks  my  comforts  down; 
And  I  go  mourning  all  the  day 
Beneath  my      ther's  frown.* 

5  Lord,  lam  weaken  d  and  dismay'd, 

None  of  my  powers  are  whole; 
My  wounds  with  piercing  anguish  bleed. 
The  anguish  of  my  soul, 

6  All  my  desires  to  thee  are  known, 

Thine  eye  counts  ev'ry  tear, 
Andev'iy  sigh,  and  ev'ry  groan 
Is  norie'd  by  thine  ear. 

7  Thou  art  my  God,  my  only  hope; 

My  God  wll  hear  my  cry; 
My  God  will  bear  mj  spirit  up 
When  Satan  bids  nif  die. 

8  [My  foes  rejoice  when'er  I  slide, 

To  see  my  virtue  fail ; 
They  raise  their  pleasure  and  their  pride„ 

Whene'er  their  wdes  prevail. 
i)  But  I'll  confess  my  guilty  ways, 

And  gaieve  for  ail  my  sin  ; 
I'll  mourn  how  weak  the  seeds  of  grace? 

And  beg  support  divine, 
10  My  ^xo  I,  forgive  my  follies  past 

And  be  for  ever  njoli ; 
O  Lor  i  of  my  salvation  haste, 

Before  thy  servant  die.] 


PSALM  39.  G5 

PSALM  39.     1.  2.  a.  First  Part.     C.  M. 

Watchfulness  over  the  Tongue;  or,  Prudence  and  Zeal. 

1  PTnUUS  1  resolv'd  before  the   Lord, 
JL    "Now  will  I  watch  my  tongue, 

*      "  Lest  1  let  slip  one  sinful  word, 
"Or  do  my  neighbour  wrong.,, 

2  Whene'er  constrain'd  a  while  to  stay 

With  men  of  lives  profane, 
I'll  set  a  double  guard  that  day, 
Nor  let  my  talk  be  vain. 

3  PI!  scarce  allow  my  lips  to  speak 

The  pious  thoughts  1  feel, 
Lest  scoffers  should  th'  occasion  take 
To  mock  my  holy  zeal. 

4  Yet  if  some  proper  hour  appear, 

I'll  not  be  over-aw'd, 
But  ler  the  scoffing  sinners  hear 

That  we  can  speak  for  God. 
PSALM  29.     4,  5,  6\  7.     Second  Pari.     C.  M. 

The  Vanity  of  Man  as  mortal. 

1  FW1EACH  me  the  measure  of  my  days, 
JL     Thou  maker  of  my  frame  ; 

1  would  survey  life's  narrow  space, 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast, 

An  inch  or  two  of  time : 
Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust 
In  all  his  flower  and  prime. 

3  See  the  vain  race  of  mortals  move 

Like  shadows  o'er  the  plain  ; 
They  rage  and  strive,  desire  and  love, 
But  al!  the  noise  is  vain. 

4  Some  walk  in  honour's  gaudy  show, 

Some  dig  for  golden  ore  ; 
They  toil  for  heirs,  they  know  not  who. 
And  strait  are  seen  no  more. 

5  What  should  I  wish  or  wait  for  then, 

From  creature,  earth,  and  dust? 
They  make  our  expectations  vain, 

And  disappoint  our  trust. 
(i  Now  I  forbid  my  carnal  hope, 

My  fond  desires  recall  ; 
I  give  my  mortal  int'rest  up, 

And  make  my  God  my  all, 


^  PSALM  39.  40. 

PSALM  30.  ,9—13.     Third  Part.     C.  M. 

Sick-Bed    Devotion;  or,  Pleading  without  Repining, 

1  #~"1  OD  of  my  life,  look  gently  down, 
\M    Behold  the  pains  1  feel ; 

But  1  am  dumb  before  thy  throne, 
Nor  dare  dispute  thy  will. 

2  Diseases  are  thy  servants,  Lord, 

They  come  at  thy  command; 

I'll  not  attempt  a  murm'ring  word 

Against  thy  chast'ning  hand. 

3  Yet  I  may  plead,  with  humble  cries, 

Remove  thy  sharp  rebukes  : 
My  strength  consumes,  my  spirit  dies, 
Through  thy  repeated  strokes. 

4  Crush'd  as  a  moth  beneatl]  thy  hand, 

We  moulder  to  the  dust; 
Our  feeble  powers  can  ne'er  withstand, 
And  all  our  beauty's  lost. 

5  I'm  but  a  stranger  here  below, 

As  all  my  fathers  were; 
May  I  be  well  prepar'd  to  go, 
When  1  the  summons  hear  J 

6  But  if  my  life  be  spar'd  a  while 

Before  my  last  remove, 
Thy  praise  shall  be  my  bus'ness  still, 
And  I'll  declare  thy  love. 
PSALM  40.     I.  -2,  8,  5,   17.     First  Part.     C.  M. 

A  Song  of  Deliverance  from  great  Distress-       * 

1  T  WAITED  patient  for  the  Lord, 
-*-  He  bow'd  to  hear  rny  cry  ; 

He  saw  me  resting  on  his  word, 
And  brought  salvation  nigh. 

2  He  rais'd  me  from  a  horrid  pit, 

Where  mourning  long  I  lay, 
And  from  my  bouds  releas'd  my  feet, 
Deep  bonds  ot  miry  clay. 

3  Firm  on  a  rock  he  made  me  stand, 

And  taught  my  cheerful  tongue 
To  praise  the  v  onders  of  his  hand, 
In  a  new  thankful  song. 

4  PI  I  spread  his  works  of  grace  abroad; 

The  saints  with  joy  snail   hear, 
And  sinners  learn  to  make  my  God 
Their  only   hope  and  fear. 

5  How  many  are  thy  thoughts  of  love! 

Thy  mercies  Lord,  how  great! 


PSALM  40.  07 

We  have  not  words  nor  hours  enough 
Their  numbers  to  repeat. 
I)   When  Phi  afflicted,    poor  and  low, 
And  light  and  peace  depart, 
My  God  behold  my  heavy  wo, 
And  bears  me  on  his  heart. 
PSALM  40.     8—9     Second  Part.    C.  M. 

The  Incarnation  and  Sacrifice  of  Christ. 

1  npHUS  saith  the  Lord,  "  Your  work  is  vain, 

JL    "  Give  your  burnt-offerings  o'er, 
"In  dying  goats  and  bullocks  slain, 
"  My  soul  delights  no  more." 

2  Then  spake  the  Saviour,  "  Lo  I'm  here, 

"My  God,    to  do  thy   will; 
"  Whate'er  thy  sacred  books  declare 
"Thyservent  shall  fulfil. 

3  "  Thy  law  is  ever  in  nay  sijrht, 

"I  keep  it  near  my  heart ; 
"Mine eyes  are  open'd  with  delight 
M  To  what  thy  lips  impart." 

4  And  see  the  blest  Redeemer  comes, 

Th'  eternal  Son  appears, 
And  at  thp  appointed  time  assumes 
The  body  God  prepares. 

5  Much  he  reveai'd  his  Father's  grace, 

And  much  his  truth  he  show'd, 
And  preaeh'd  the  way  of  righteousness 
Where  great  assemblies  stood. 

6  His  Father's  honour  touch'd  his  heart, 

He  pity'd  sinners'  cries, 
And  to  fulfil  a  Saviour's  part 
Was  made  a  sacrifice. 

PAUSE. 

7  No  blood  of  beast  on  altars  shed 

Could  ws<;  th<-  conscience  clean, 
But  the  rich  sacrifice  he  paid 
Atones  for  all  our  sin. 
a  Then  was  the  greaf  salvation  spread, 
And  Satan  s  kingdom  shook: 
Thus  by  the  woman's  promis'd  seed 
The  serpent's  head  was  broke. 

PSALxM  40.     5—10.     L.  M. 

Christ  our  Sacrifice. 

^l^f^  wonders,  Lord,  thy  lore  has  wrought 
-fl-    Exceed  our  praise,  surmount  onr  thought; 


68  PSALM  41. 

Should  I  attempt  the  long  detail. 

My  speech  would  faint,  My  numbers  fail. 
2  No  blood  of*  beasts  on  altars  spilt, 

Can  cleanse  the  souls  of  men  from  guilt; 

But  thou  hast  set  before  our  ejes 

An  all-sufficient  sacrifice. 
-]  Lo!   Thine  eternal  Son  -ppears, 

To  thy  designs  he  bows  his  ears; 

Assumes  a  body  well  prepar'd, 

And  well  performs  a  work  so  hard. 

4  "  Behold  1  come,"  the  Saviour  cries, 
With  love  and  duty  in  bis  eyes, 

"  1  come  to  bear  the  heavy  load 
"Of  sins,  and  do  thy  will,  my  God. 

5  *  'Tig  written  in  thy  great  decree, 
"'Tis  in  thy  book  lore5 old  of  me, 
"1  must  fulfil  the  Saviour's  part, 
"And  Ip;  thy  law  is  in  my  heart. 

0  "I'll  magnify  thy  holy  law, 
"And  rebels  to  obedience  draw, 
"  When  on  my  cross  I'm  lifted  high, 
"  Orto  my  crown  above  the  sky. 

7  "  The  Spirit  shall  descend  and  show 
"  What  thou  hast  done  and  what  ldo 
"  The  wond  ring  world  shall  learn  thy  grace, 
"*  And  all  creation  tune   hy  praise." 

PSALM  41.     1,2,3.     L,  M. 

Charity  to  the  Poor;  or,  Pity  to  tht  Afflicted. 
LEST  is  the  man  whose  breast  can  move. 
And  melt  with  pity  to  the  poor, 
Whose  soul,  by  sympathising  love, 
Feels  what  his  fellow-saints  endure, 

2  His  heart  contrives  for  their  relief 
More  good  than  his  own  hands  can  do  :; 
He,  in  the  time  of  genYal  grief, 
Shall  find  the  Lord  has  mercy  too. 

3  His  soul  shall  live  secure  on  earth, 
With  secret  blessings  on  his  head, 

When  drought,  an«;  pestilence,  and  dearth, 
Aro  nd  him  multiply  their  dead. 

4  Or  if  he  languish  on  his  couch, 

God  wii  pronounce  his  sins  forgiv'a, 
Will  save  him  with  a  healing  touch, 
Or  take  his  willing  soul  toheav'n. 


PSALM  42.  &< 

PSALM  48.     1—  ?>.     First  Part.     C.  M. 

Desertion  and  hope  ;  or,  Complaint  of  Absence  from  public  Worshij 

1  VISTiTH  earnest  longings  of  I  lie  mind, 

T  T     My  God,  to  thee  I  look  ; 
So  pants  the  hunted  hart  to  find, 
And  taste  the  cooling  l»rook. 

2  When  shall  I  see  thy  courts  of  grace, 

And  meet  my  God  again? 
So  long  an  absence  from  thy  face, 
My  heart  endures  with  pain. 

3  Temptations  vex  my  weary  soul, 

And  tears  are  my  repast; 
The  foe  insults  without  lOutroul, 
"  And  where's  your  God  at  last??* 

4  'Tis  with  a  mournful  pleasure  now 

I  think  on  ancient  day*  : 
Then  to  thy  house  did  numbers  go, 
And  all  our  work  was  praise. 

5  But  why,  my  soul,  sink  down  so  far 

Beneath  this  heavy  load? 
My  spirit,  why  indulge  despair, 
And  sin  against  my  God  ? 
t>  Hope  in  the  Lord,  whose  mighty  hand 
Can  all  thy  woes  remove; 
For  I  shall  yet  before  him  stand, 
And  sing  restoring  love. 
PSALM  42.     (>—  \(i     Second  Part.     L.  M 

Melancholy  Thoughts  reproved ;  or,  Hope  in  Affliction 
"  Y  spirit  sinks  within  me,  Lord, 
But  I  vvii!  call  thy  name  to  mind, 
And  times  of  past  distress  record, 
When  I  have  found  my  God  was  kind. 

2  Huge  trouble  with  tumultuous  noise 
Swell  like  a  sea,  and  round  me  spread; 
The  rising  waves  drown  all  my  joys, 
And  roll  tremendous  o'er  my  head. 

3  Yet  will  the  Lord  command  his  love. 
When  [  address  his  throne  by  day, 
Nor  in  the  night  his  grace  remove  ; 
The  night  shall  hear  me  sing  and  prav. 

4  PJ1  cast  myself  before  his  feet, 

And  say,  "My  God,  my  heav'nly  rock, 
"  W  by  doth  thy  love  so  long  forget 
-'The  soul  that  groans  beneath  thy  stroke 

G 


70  PSALM  48,  44- 

5  FH  chide  my  heart,  that  sinks  so  low, 
Why  should  my  soul  indulge  her  grief? 
Hope  in  the  Lord,  and  praise  him  too; 
He  is  my  rest,  my  sure  relief. 

6  My  God,  my  most  exceeding-joy, 

Thy  light  and  tru'h  shall  guide  me  still, 
Thy  word  shall  my  best  thoughts  employ. 
And  lead  me  to  thine  heav'nly  hill, 
PS    LM  43.     C.  M. 

Safety  in  Divine  Protection. 

1  JTUDGE  me,  O  God,  and  plead  my  cause; 
€lP     Against  a  sinful  race; 

From  v;le  oppression  and  deceit 
Secure  me  by  thy  grace. 

2  On  thee  my  steadfast  hope  depends. 

And  am  1  left  to  mourn  ? 
To  sink  in  sorrows,  and  in  rain 

Implore  thy  kind  return? 
•3  Oh  «end  thy  light  to  guide  my  feet. 

And  bid  thy  truth  appear; 
Conduct  me  to  thy  holy  hill, 

To  taste  thy  mercies  there. 

4  Then  to  thy  altar,  O  my  God, 

My  joyful  teet  shall  rise, 
And  my  triumphant  songs  shall  praise 
The  God  that  rules  the  skies. 

5  Sink  not,  my  soul,  beneath  thy  fear, 

,  Nor  yield  to  weak  despair; 
For  1  shall  live  to  praise  the  Lord, 
And  bless  his  guardian  care. 
PSALM  44.     1,  2,  3,  8    15— 26.     C.  Mi 

The  Church's  Complaint  in  Persecution. 

1  TT    ORD,  we  have  heard  thy  works  of  old. 
I  A  Thy  works  of  power  and  grace, 
When  to  o  r  ears  our  fathers  told 

The  wonders  of  their  days. 

2  They  saw  the  beauteous  churches  rise, 

The  spreading  gospel  run; 
While  light  and  glory  from  the  skies 

Through  all  their  temples  shone. 
$  In  God  they  boasted  all  the  day, 

And  in  a  cheerful  throng 
Did  thousands  meet  to  praise  and  pray, 

And  grace  were  all  their  song. 


PSALM  45,  71 

4  But  now  our  souls  are  seized  with  shame? 

Confusion  fills  our  tare, 
To  hear  the  enemy  blaspheme, 
And  tools  reproach  thy  grace. 

5  Yet  have  we  nol  forgot  our  God, 

Nor  falsely  dealt  with  heaVn; 
Nor  have  our  steps  declin'd  the  road 
Of  duty  thou  hast  given ; 

6  Though  dragons  all  around  us  roar 

With  their  destructive  breath, 
And  thine  own  hand  has  bruis'd  us  sore> 
Hard  by  the  gaes  of  death. 
PAUSE, 

7  We  are  expos'd  all  day  to  die, 

As  martyrs  for  thy  name; 
As  sheep  for  slaughter  bound  we  lie. 
And  wait  the  kindling  flame. 

8  Awake,  arise,  almighty  Lord, 

Why  sleeps  thy  wonted  grace? 
Why  should  we  seem  like  men  abhorr'd, 
Or  banish'd  from  thy  face? 

9  Wilt  thou  tor  e\er  cast  us  off, 

And  still  negiect  our  cries? 
For  ever  hide  thine  heav'nly  love 
From  our  afllicted  eyes  ? 

10  Down  to  the  dust  our  soul  is  bovv'd, 

And  dies  upon  the  ground  ; 
Rise  for  our  help,  rebuke  the  proud, 
And  all  their  powers  contound. 

1 1  Redeem  us  from  perpetual  shame, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  God; 
We  plead  the  honours  of  thy  name, 
The  merits  of  thy  blood. 

PSALM  45.     S.M. 

The  Glory  of  Christ,  the  Success  of  the  Gospel,  and  the  Gentile  Church* 

1  4  2"  Y  Saviour  and  my  KJug, 
irJl  Thy  beauties  are  divine; 
Thy  lips  with  blessings  overflow, 

And  ev'ry  grace  is  thine. 

2  Now  make  thy  glory  known, 

Gird  on  thy  dreadful  sword, 
And  rise  in  majesty  to  spread 
The  conquest  of  thy  word. 


72  PSALM  45. 

3  Strike  through  thy  stubborn  foes, 

Or  make  their  hearts  obey, 
While  justice,  meekness,  grace  and  truth 
Attend  thy  glorious  way. 

4  Thy  laws,  OGod,  are  right, 

Thy  throne  shall  ever  stand; 
And  thy  victoricus  gospel  prove 
A  sceptre  in  thy  hand. 

5  [Thy  Father  and  thy  God 

Hath,  without  measure,  shed 
His  spirit,  like  a  grateful  oil 
T?  annoint  thy  sacred  head.] 
6*  [Behold  at  thy  ri^hf  hand 
The  Gentile  church  is  seen, 
A  heaut'ous  bride  in  rich  attire, 
And  Princes  guard  the  Queen.] 
7  Fair  bride,  receive  his  love, 
Forget  thy  father's  house; 
Forsake  thy  gods,  rhy  idol  gods, 
And  pay  the  Lord  thy  vows. 
S  0  let  thy  God  and  King 

Thy  sweetest  thoughts  employ; 
Thy  children  shall  his  honour  sing, 
And  taste  the  heav'nly  joy. 

PSALM  45.     CM. 

The  Personal  Glories  and  Government  of  Christ 
1    M 'LL  speak  the  honours  of  my  King, 
Jl  His  form  divinely  fair; 
None  of  the  sons  of  mortal  race 
May  with  the  Lord  compare. 
■I  Sweet  is  thy  speech,  and  heav'nly  grace 
Upon  thy  lips  is  shed  ; 
Thy  God,  with  blessings  infinite, 
Hath  crown'd  thy  sacred  head. 
J  Gird  on  thy  sword,  victorious  Prince, 
Ride  with  majestic  sway; 
Thy  terror  shall  strike  through  thy  foes* 
And  make  the  world  obey. 
4  Thy  throne,  O  God,  for  ever  stands, 
Thy  word  of  grace  shall  prove 
A  peaceful  sceptre  in  thy  hands, 
To  rule  thy  saints  by  love. 
"»  Justice  and  truth  attend  thee  still, 
But  mercy  is  thy  choice  ; 


i 


PSALM  45.  78 

And  God,  thy  God,  thy  souls  shall  fill 
With  most  peculiar  joys. 

PSALM  45.     First  Part.     L.  M. 

The  Glory  of  Christ,  and  Power  of  his  Gospel. 

1  TVTOW  be  mv  heart  inspired  losing 
-*-^   The  glories  ot  my  Saviour  King, 
Jesus  the  Lord ;  how  heav'nl^  fair 

His  form  !  how  bright  his  beauties  are  ? 

2  O'er  all  the  sons  of  human  race 
He  shines  with  far  superior  grace; 
Love  from  his  bps  divinely  flows, 
And  blessings  h!!  his  stme  compose. 

3  Dress  thee  in  arms,  most  mighty  Lord,* 
Gird  on  the  terror  ot  thy  sword  ; 

In  majesty  and  « lory  ride 

VVith  truth  and  meekness  at  thy  side. 

4  Thine  anger,  like  a  {jointed  dart, 
Shall  pierce  the  foes  of  stubborn  heart; 
Or  words  of  mercy  kind  and  sweet 
Shall  melt  the  rebels  at  thy  feet. 

5  Thy  throne,  O  God,  for  ever  stands, 
Grace  is  the  sceptre  in  thy  hands; 
Thy  laws  and  works  are  just  and  right, 
But  grace  and  justice  thv  delight. 

6  God,  thine  own  God,  has  richly  shed 
His  oil  of  gladness  on  thy  head  ; 
And  with  his  sacred  spirit  bless'd 
His  first-born  Son  above  the  rest. 

PSALM  45.     Second  Part.     L.  M. 

Christ  and  his  Church;  or,  the  Mystical  Marriage, 

1  fjlHE  King  of  saint*,  how  fair  his  face,° 

JL      Adorn'd  with  majesty  and  orace! 
He  comes  with  blessings  from  above, 
And  wins  the  nations  to  his  love. 

2  At  his  right  hand  our  eyes  behold 
The  Queen  array'd  in  purest  gold: 
The  world  admir-s  her  heav'nly  dress; 
Her  robes  of  joy  and  righteousness. 

3  He  forms  her  b^  uties  like  bis  own, 
He  calls  and  seats  her  near  his  throne; 
Fair  stranger,  let  thine  heart  forget 
The  idols  ot  thy  native  state. 

4  So  <dia!l  the  King  the  more  rejoice 
In  thee,  the  fav'rite  of  his  choice? 

G2 


74  PSALM  4& 

Let  him  be  lov'd  and  yet  ador'd, 

For  he's  thy  Maker  and  thy  Lord. 
5  Oh  happy  hour,  when  thou  shah  rise 

To  his  fair  palace  in  the  skies, 

And  all  thy  sons  (a  num'rous  train) 

Each  like  a  prince  in  glory  reign. 
(>  Let  endless  honours  crown  his  head; 

Let  ev'ry  age  his  praises  spread; 

While  we  with  cheerful  songs  approve 

The  condescension  of  his  love. 

PSALM  46.    First  Part.     L.  M. 

The  Church's  Safety  and  Triumph  among  National  Desolations 
1    f~^  OD  is  the  refuge  or*  his  saints, 

VX   When  storms  of  sharp  distress  invade; 

Ere  we  can  offer  our  complaints, 

Behold  him  present  with  his  aid. 
'2  Let  mountains  from  their  seats  be  hurl'd 

Down  to  the  deep,  and  buried  there; 

Convulsions  shake  the  solid  world, 

Our  faith  shall  never  yield  to  fear. 

3  Loud  may  the  troubled  ocean  roar, 
In  sacred  peace  our  souls  abide, 
While  ev'ry  nation,  ev'ry  shore 
Trembles,  and  dreads  the  swelling  tide. 

4  There  is  a  stream,  whose  gentle  flow 
Supplies  the  city  of  our  God  ! 

Life,  love,  and  joy  still  gliding  through, 
And  wat'ring  our  divine  abode. 

5  That  sacred  stream,  thine  holy  word, 
Supports  our  faith,  our  fear  controuls; 
Sweet  peace  thy  promises  afford, 

A   d  give  new  strength  to  fainting  souls, 
(3  Zion  enjoys  her  Monarch's  h>ve 
Serure  against  a  threat'ning  hour; 
]Sor  ca>»  her  firm   oundation  move, 
Built  on  his  truth,  and  arm'd  with  power. 
PSALM  4b.     Second  Part.     L.  M. 

God  fights  for  his  Church. 

1  T    ET  Zion  in  her  King  rejoice, 

JLj  Tho'  tyrants  rage,  and  kingdoms  rise: 
He  utters  his  almighty  voice, 
The  nations  melt,  the  tumult  dies. 

2  The  Lord  of  oM  for  Jacob  fought, 
And  Jacob's  God  is  still  our  aid  ; 


PSALM  47.  75 

Behold  the  works  his  hand  has  wrought, 
What  desolations  he  has  made! 
-3  From  sea  to  sea,  through  all  the  shores. 
He  makes  the  uoise  of  battle  cease  ; 
When  from  on  high  his  thunder  roars, 
He  awes  the  trembling  world  to  peace. 

4  fie  breaks  the  bow,  he  cuts  the  spear, 
Chariots  he  bums  with  seav'nly  flame; 
Let  earth  in  silent  wonder  hear 

The  sound  and  gto*y  ot  his  name. 

5  '*  Be  st.li,  and    earn  that  I  am  God, 
"  I  reign  exalte*!  o'er  the  lauds, 

"I  will  he  knovii   im\  fear'd  abroad, 
"  But  still  my  throne  in  Zion  stands." 
(>  O  Lord  of  hosts,  almighty  KmiLC, 

While  we  so  near  thy  presence  dwell, 
Ourfaith  shall  sit  seeureand  sing, 
Nor  fear  the  raging  powers  of  hell. 

psalm  47.   c.  m. 

Christ  Ascending  and  Reigning. 

1  £T&  H  for  a  shout  of  'sacred  joy 
%J   To  God,  the  sovereign  Kiug! 
LetevYy  land  their  tongues  employ, 

And  hymns  of  triumph  sing-. 

2  Jesus,  our  God,  ascends  on  high ; 

I J  is  heav'nly  guards  around 
Attend  him  rising  thro"  the  sky, 
With  trumpe  's  |oyful  sound. 

3  While  Angels  shout  and  praise  their  King 

Let  mortals  learn  their  strains; 
Let  all  the  earth  his  honours  sing; 

O'er  all  the  earth  he  reigns. 
i  Rehearse  his  praise  with  awe  profound, 

Let  knowledge  guide  the  song; 
Nor  mock  him  with  a  solemn  sound 

Upon  a  thoughtless  tongue. 
5  In  Israel  stood  his  ancient  throne, 

He  Iov'd  that  chosen  race  ; 
But  now  he  rails  the  world  his  own, 

And  heathens  taste  his  »ra<  e. 
<j  The  Gentile  nations  are  the  Lord's, 

There  Abraham's  God  is  known; 
Whi'f  pow'rs  and  princes*  shields  and  swords. 

Submit  before  his  throne. 


"<J  PSALM  48. 

PSALM  48.     1—8.     First  Part.     S.  M. 

The  Church  is  the  Honour  and  Safety  of  a  Nation* 

1  [|^1  HEAT  is  the  Lord  our  God, 

\M   And  let  his  pra.se  be  great; 
He  makes  his  churches  his  abode* 
His  most  delightful  seat. 

2  These  temples  of  his  grace, 

How  beautiful  the)'  stand  ! 
The  honours  of  our  native  place, 
And  bulwarks  of  our  land.] 

3  In  Zion  God  is  known 

A  refuge  in  distress  ; 
How  bright  has  his  salvation  shone  ! 
How  fair  his  heav'nly  grace! 

4  When  Kings  against  her  join'd, 

And  saw  the  Lord  was  there, 
In  wdd  confusion  of  the  mind 
They  fled  with  hasty  fear. 

5  When  navies,  tail  and  proud, 

Attempt  to  spoil  our  peace, 
He  sends  his  tempest  roaring  loud, 
And  sinks  them  in  the  seas. 

6  Oft  have  our  fathers  told. 

Our  eyes  have  often  seen, 
How  well  our  God  secures  the  fold 
Where  his  own  flocks  have  been. 

7  In  ev'ry  new  distress 

We'll  to  his  house  repair, 
Recall  to  mind  his  wo    ''ions  grace, 

And  seek  del iv'rtince there. 
PSALM  4JS.  -   10—U.     Second  Part.    S.  M, 

The  Beauty  of  the  Church;  or,   Gospel  Worship  and  Order 
I    jT^AR  as  thy  name  is  known 

-*-       The  world  declares  thy  praise; 
Thy  Saints,  O  Lord,  before  t try  throne 
Their  songs  of  honour  raise. 
*2  With  joy  thy  people  stand 
On   Zion's  chosen  hill. 
Proclaim  the  wonders  of  thy  hand, 
And  counsels  of  thy  wdl. 
3  Let  strangers  walk  around 
The  city  where  we  dweM, 
Compass  and  view  thine  holy  around, 
Aud  mark  thebunuing  wel!; 


PSALM  49.  77 

4  The  orders  of  thy  house, 
The  worship  of  thy  court, 
The  cheerful  songs,  the  solemn  vows; 
And  make  a  fair  report. 
3   How  decent  and  how  wise! 
How  glorious  to  behold! 
Beyond  the  pomp  that  charms  the  eyes, 
And  rites  adorn'd  with  gold. 
6  The  God  we  worship  now 

Will  guide  us  till  we  we  die; 
Will  be  our  God  while  here  below, 

And  ou«s  above  the  sky. 
PSALM  49.     b— 14.     First  Part.    CM. 

Pride  and  Death;  or,  the  Vanity  of  Life  and  Riches. 

1  'WflkTIrlY  doti.  the  man  of  ric.es  grow 

▼  ?     To  insolence  and  pride, 
To  see  his  wraith  and  honours  flow 
With  ev'ry  rising  tide? 

2  [Why  doth  he  treat  the  poor  with  scorn, 

Made  of  the  self-same  clay, 
And  boast  as  though  wis  flesh  were  born 
Of  better  dust  than  they?] 

3  Not  all  his  treasures  can  procure 

His  soul  a  short  reprieve, 
Redeem  from  death  one  guilty  hour, 
Or  make  h*s  brother  live. 

4  Eternal  life  can  ne'er  be  sold, 

The  ransom  is  too  high; 
Justice  will  ne'er  be  brib'd  with  gold, 
That  man  may  never  die. 

5  He  sees  the  brutish  and  the  wise, 

The  tim'rous  and  the  brave, 
Quit  their  possessions,  close  their  eyes, 
And  hasten  to  the  grave. 

6  Yet, 'tis  his  inward  thought  and  pride, 

"  My  house  shall  ever  stand; 
"And  that  my  name  may  long  abide 
"I'll  give  it  to  my  land.'' 

7  Vain  are  his  thoughts,  his  hopes  are  lost, 

How  soon  his  mein'ry  dies! 
Hss  name  is  buried  in  the  dust, 
Where  his  own  body  lies. 


78  PSALM  40. 

PAUSE. 

8  This  is  the  folly  of  their  way, 

And  yet  theirsons  as  vain 
Approve  the  words  their  fathers  say, 
And  act  their  works  again. 

9  Men  void  of  wisdom  arid  of  grace, 

Tho'  honour  raise  them  high. 
Live  like  the  beast,  a  thoughtless  race, 
And  like  the  beast  they  die. 
10  [Laid  in  the  grave,  like  silly  sheep, 
Death  triumphs  o'er  them  there, 
Till  the  last  trumpet  breaks  their  sleep, 
And  wakf^s  them  in  despair. 
PSALM   49.     14,   15.     Second  Part.     C.  M 

Death  and  the  Resurrection. 

1  "^TE  "sons  of  pride,  thir  hate  the  just, 

i      And  trample  on  the  ;  oor, 
When  deal!}  has  brought  you  down  10  dust, 
Your  pomp  shall  rise  no  more. 

2  The  last  great  day  shall  change  the  scene  ; 

When  will  that  hour  appear? 
When  shall  the  just  revive,  and  reign 
OVr  all  that  scorn  them  here? 

3  God  will  my  naked  sou!  receive, 

Call'd  from  the  world  away, 
And  break  the  prison  of  the  grave, 
To  raise  my  mould'ring  clay. 

4  Heav'n  is  my  everlasting  home, 

Th'  inheritance  is  sure; 
Let  men  of  pride  their  rage  resume, 
\        But  I'll  repine  no  more. 

PSALM  4.9.     L.  M. 

The  rich  Sinner's  Death,  and  the  Saint's  Resurrection, 

1  "%H7"hy  do  the  proud  insult  the  poor, 

Tv     And  boast  the  large  estates  they  have? 
How  vain  are  riches  to  secure  . 
Their  haughty  owners  from  the  grave  ! 

2  They  can't  redeem  an  hour  from  death 
With  all  the  wealth  in  which  they  trust; 
Nor  give  a  dying  brother  breath, 
When  God  commands  him  down  to  dust. 

3  There  the  dark  earth  and  dismal  shade 
Shall  clasp  their  naked  bodies  round  ; 


PSALM  50.  7.0 

That  flesh,  so  delicately  ted, 

Lies  cold,  and  moulders  in  the  ground. 

4  Like  thoughtless  sheep  the  sinner  dies, 
And  leaves  his  glories  in  the  tomb; 
The  saints  shall  in  the  morning  rise, 
And  hear  th'  oppressor's  awful  doom, 

5  His  honours  perish  in  the  dust, 

And  pomp  and  beauty,  birth  and  blood; 
That  glorious  day  exalts  the  just 
To  full  dominion  o'er  the  prou ■-. 

6  My  Saviour  shall  my  life  restore, 
And  raise  me  from  my  dark  abode  ; 
My  flesh  and  soul  shall  part  no  more, 
But  dwell  for  ever  near  my  God. 

PSALM  50.      Ver.   1—  f>.     First  Part.     C,  M. 

The  last  Judgment ;  or,  the  Saints  rewarded. 

1  fl^HE  Lord,  the  Judge,  before  his  throne 

JL     Bids  the  whole  earth  draw  nigh, 
The  nations  near  the  rising  sun, 
And  near  the  western  sky. 

2  No  more  shall  bold  blasphemers  say* 

Judgment  will  ne'er  begin;" 
No  more  abuse  his  long  delay 
To  impudence  and  sin. 

3  Thron'd  on  a  cloud  our  God  shall  come, 

Bright  flames  prepare  his  way, 
Thunder  and  darkness,  Are  and  storm 
Lead  on  the  dreadful  day. 

4  Heav'n  from  above  his  call  shall  hear, 

Attending  Angels  come, 
And  earth  and  he^l  shall  know  and  fear 
His  justice  and  their  doom. 

5  "  But  gather  all  toy  saints,''  he  cries, 

"That  made  their  peace  with  God 
"  By  the  Redeemer's  sacrifice, 
"And  seaFd  it  with  his  blood. 
0  "Their  faith  and  works,  brought  forth  to  light, 
Shall  make  the  world  confess 
"My  sentence  of  reward  is  right, 
"And  heav'n  adore  my  grace." 
PSALM 50.  Ver.  10,  11,14, 15,  23.  SecondParr.  C.JIi 

Obedience  is  better  than  Sacrifice. 

\    pip  HUS  saith  the  Lord,  "The  spacious  fields, 
JL    "  And  flocks  and  herds  are  mine, 


SO  PSALM   50. 

O'er  all  the  cattle  of  the  hills 
"  I  claim  a  right  divine. 

2  "  I  ask  no  sheep  for  sacrifice, 

"Nor  bullocks  burnt  with  fire; 
"  To  hope  and  love,  to  pray  and  praise, 
"  Is  all  that  I  require. 

3  "  Invoke  my  name  when  trouble's  near, 

"My  hand  shall  set  thee  tree; 
"  Then  shall  thy  thankful  lips  declare 
"The  honour  due  to  me. 

4  "The  man  that  offers  humble  praise, 

"  Declares  my  glory  best ; 
"And  those  that  tread  my  holy  ways, 
Shall  my  salvation  taste." 
PSALM  50.  Ver.  I,  5,  S,  16,  21,22.  Third  Part.  C.  M. 

I  he  Judgment  of  Hypocrites. 

1  ~fkM/rHEN  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend, 

▼  Y     And  saints  surround  their  Lord, 
He  calls  the  nations  to  attend,    - 
And  hear  his  awful  word. 

2  "  Not  for  the  want  of  bullocks  slain 

"  Wdl  1  the  world  reprove  ; 
11  Altars  and  rites,  and  forms  are  vain 
"  Without  the  fire  of  love. 

3  "And  what  have  hypocrites  to  do 

"  To  bring  their  sacrifice? 
"They  call  my  statutes  just  and  true, 
"  But  deal  in  theft  and  lies. 

4  "  Could  you  expect  to  'scape  my  sight, 

"And  sin  rifnout  cdm»ot  ? 
"  But  1  shall  bring  your  crimes  to  light, 
With  anguish  in  your  soul." 

5  Consider,  ye  that  slight  the  Lord, 

Before  his  wrath  appear; 
If  once  you  fall  beneath  his  sword, 
There's  no  deliverer  there. 

PSALM  50.     L.  M. 

Hypocrisy  exposed* 

1  rjl HE  Lord,  the  judge,  his  churches  warns,, 

JL     Let  hypocrites  attend  and  fear, 
Who  place  their  hope  in  rites  and  forms, 
But  make  not  faith  nor  love  their  care. 

2  Vile  wretches  dare  rehearse  his  name 
With  lips  of  falsehood  aud  deceit ; 


PSALM  50.  * 

A  friend  or  brother  they  defame, 

And  soothe  and  flatter  those  they  hate. 
"3  They  watch  to  d<    'heir  neighbours  wrong, 

Yet  dare  to  seek  their  Maker's  face  ; 

They  take  his  cov'nant  on  their  tongue, 

But  break  his  la^s,  abuse  bis  grace. 
i  To  heav'nthey  lift  their  hands  unclean, 

Defil'd  with  lust,  denTd  with  blood, 

By  night  they  practise  ev'ry  sin, 

By  day  their  mouths  draw  near  to  God. 
5  And  while  his  judgments  long  delay, 

They  grow  secure  and  sin  the  more ; 

They  *hink  he  sleeps  as   veil  as  they, 

And  put  far  off  the  dreadful  hour. 
*>  Oh  dreadful  hour!  when  God  draws  near, 

And  sets  their  crimes  before  their  eyes! 

His  wrath  their  «uihy  souls  shall  tear, 

And  no  deliv'rer  dare  to  rise. 

PSALM  50.     To  a  new  Tune. 

The  last  Judgment 

1  FTT^HE  Lord,  the  sov'reign  sends  his  summons  forth) 
JJL     Calls  the  south  nations,  and  awakes  the  north ; 
From  east  to  west  the  sounding  orders  spread 
Thro'  distant  worlds  and  regions  of  the  dead  ; 
ISo  more  shall  atheists  mock  his  long  delay; 

1    His  vengeance  sleeps  no  more ;  behold  the  da}' ! 

~  Behold  the  Judge  descends  ;  his  guards  are  nigh, 
Tempest  and  fire  attend  him  down  the  sky ; 
Heav'n,  earth,  and  hell  draw  near;  let  all  things  come 
To  hear  his  justice  and  the  sinner's  doom  ; 
"  But  gather  first  my  saints  (the  Judge  commands,) 
Bring  them,  ye  Angels,  from  their  distant  lands. 

3  "  Behold,  my  cov'nant  stands  for  ever  good, 
Seal'd  by  th'  eternal  sacrifice  in  blood, 
And  sign'd  with  all  their  names;  the  Greek,  the  Jew, 
That  paid  the  ancient  worship  or  the  new  : 
There's  no  distinction  here,  prepare  their  thrones, 
And  near  me  seat  my  fav'rites  and  my  sons. 

t  "  I    their  almighty  Saviour  and  their  God, 
I  am  their  Judge;  ye  heav'ns  proclaim  abroad 
My  just,  eternal  sentence,  and  declare 
Those  awful  truths,  that  sinners  dread  to  hear; 
Sinners  in  Zion,  tremble  and  retire ; 
1  doom  thee,  painted  hypocrite,  to  fire. 

5  "  Not  for  the  want  of  goats  or  bullocks  slain 
Do  I  condemn  thee ;  bolls  and  goats  are  vain 

H 


$2  PSALM  50. 

Without  the  flames  of  love ;  in  vain  the  store 

Of  brutal  off'ring?  that  were  mine  before ; 

Mine  are  the  tamer  beasts  and  savage  breed, 

Flocks,  herds,  and  fields,  and  forests  where  they  feed- 

6  "  If  I  were  hungry,  would  I  ask  thee  food  ? 
When  did  I  thirst,  or  taste  the  victim's  blood? 
Can  I  be  flatterd  with  thy  cringing  bows, 
Thy  solemn  chatt'rings  and  fantastic  vows? 
Are  my  eyes  charm'd  thy  vestments  to  behold, 
Glaring  in  gems,  and  gay  in  woven  gold  ? 

7  r  Unthinking  wretch  !   how  could'st  thou  hope  to  please- 
A  God,  a  Spirit,  with  such  toys  as  these; 

While  with  my  grace  and  statutes  on  thy  tongue 
Thou  lov'st  deceit,  and  dost  thy  brother  wrong; 
In  vain  to  pious  forms  thy  zeal  pretends, 
Thieves  and  adult'rers  are  thy  chosen  friends. 
S  "Silent  1  waited  with  long-sufTring  love, 

But  didst  thou  hope  that  1  should  ne'er  reprove  ? 
And  cherish  such  an  impious  thought  within, 
That  God,  the  righteous,  would  indulge  thy  sin  r 
Behold  my  tenors  now ;  my  thunders  roll, 
And  thy  own  crimes  affright  thy  guilty  soul." 
9   Sinners,  awake  betimes;  ye  tools,  be  wise ; 
Awake  before  this  dreadful  morning  rise; 
Change  your  vain  thoughts,  your  sinful  works  amend  : 
Fly  to  the  Saviour,  make  the  Judge  your  fiiend; 
Lest,  like  a  lion,  his  last  vengeance  tear 
Your  trembling  souls,  and  no  deliverer  near. 

PSALM  50    To  the  old  proper  Tune. 
The  last  Judgment. 
HE  God  of  glory  sends  his  summons  forth, 
Calls  the  south  nations  and  awakes  the  north ; 
From  east  to  west  the  sov'reign  orders  spread, 
Thro'  distant  worlds  and  regions  of  the  dead, 

The  trumpet  sounds,  hell  trembles,  heav'n  rejoices? 
Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices. 

2  No  more  shall  atheists  mock  his  long  delay; 

It  is  vengeance  sleeps  no  more  ;  behold  the  day  ! 
Behold  the  Judge  descends  ;  his  guards  are  nigh  ; 
Tempest  and  fire  attend  him  down  the  sky. 

\\  hen  God  appears,  all  nature  shall  adore  him  ; 

While  sinners  tremble,  saints  rejoice  before  him. 

3  li  Heav'n,  earth,  and  hell  draw  near;  let  all  things  come 
"  To  hear  my  justice  and  the  sinner's  doom  ; 

"  But  gather  first  my  saints  (the  Judge  commands,) 
Bring  them,  ye  angels,  from  their  distant  lands." 
When  Christ  returns,  wake  ev'ry .cheerful  passion: 
^nd  shout,  ye  saints,  he  comes  for  your  salvation. 


PSALM  50.  S3 

4  "  Behold  my  cov'nant  stands  fur  ever  good, 
"  Seal'd  by  th'  eternal  sacrifice  in  blood, 
"  And  sign'd  with  all  their  names,  the  Greek,  the  Jew, 
"That  paid  the  ancient  worship  or  the  new." 

There's  no  distinction  here  ;  join  all  your  voices, 

And  raise  your  heads,  ye  saints,  for  heav'n  rejoices, 
j  "  Here  (saith  the  Lord)  ye  angels  spread  their  thrones, 
"  And  near  me  seat  my  favorites  and  my  sons; 
"Come,  my  redeem'd,  possess  the  joys  prepar'd 
"  Ere  time  began,  'tis  your  divine  reward." 

When  Christ  returns,  wake  ev'ry  cheerful  passion  ; 

And  shout,  ye  saints,  he  comes  for  your  salvation. 

PAITS:<   THE    FIRST. 

6  "lam  the  Saviour,  I  th'  almighty  God, 

"  The  sovereign  Judge  :  ye  heav'ns  proclaim  abroad 
"My  just,  eternal  sentence,  and  declare 
"  Those  awful  truths  that  sinners  dread  to  hear." 
When  God  appears  all  nature  shall  adore  him, 
While  sinners  tremble,  saints  rejoice  before  him. 

7  "  Stand  forth,  thou  bold  blasphemer,  and  profane, 
"Now  feel  my  wrath,  nor  call  my  threat'nings  vain; 
<v  Thou  hypocrite,  once  drest  in  saint's  attire, 

"I  do<»m  thee,  painted  hypocrite,  to  fire." 

Judgment  proceeds,  hell  trembles,  heav'n  rejoices  : 
Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices. 

8  "  Not  for  the  want  of  goats  or  bullocks  slain 

"  Do  I  condemn  thee  ;  bulls  and  goats  are  vain 
"  Without  the  flames  of  love;  in  vain  the  store 
"  Of  brutal  off  rings  that  were  mine  before." 

Earth  is  the  Lord's,  all  nature  shall  adore  him; 

While  sinners  tremble,  saints  rejoice  before  him, 

9  "  If  I  were  hungry,  would  I  ask  thee  food  ? 

"  When  did  I  thirst,  or  drink  thy  bullock's  blood  ? 
"  Mine  are  the  tamer  beasts  and  savage  breed, 
"Flocks,  herds,  and  fields,  and  forests  where  they  feed  :'* 

All  is  the  Lord's;  he  rules  the  wide  creation; 

Gives  sinners  vengeance,  and  the  saints  salvation. 

10  "  Can  I  be  flatter'd  with  thy  cringing  bows, 
"  Thy  solemn  chatt'rings  and  fantastic  vows  ? 
"Are  my  eyes  fcharm'd  thy  vestments  to  behold, 
"  Glaring  in  gems,  and  gay  in  woven  gold  ?" 

God  is  the  judge  of  hearts,   no  fair  disguises 
Can  screen  the  guilty  when  his  vengeance  rises. 

PAUSE   THE    SECOND. 

11  "Unthinking  wretch  !  how  couldst  thou  hope  to  please 
"  A  God,  a  spirit,  with  such  toys  as  these? 

"  While  with  my  grace  and  statutes  on  thy  tongue 
i(  Thou  lov'st  deceit  and  dost  thy  brother  wrong." 


34  PSALM  5L 

Judgment  proceeds,  hell  trembles,  heav'n  rejoices. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices. 
1 2  M  In  vain  to  pious  forms  thy  zeal  pretends ; 
"  Thieves  and  adult'rers  are  thy  chosen  friends ; 
"  While  the  false  flatt'rer  at  my  altar  waits, 
"His  harden'd  soul  divine  instruction  hates." 

God  is  the  judge  of  hearts,  no  fair  disguises 

Can  screen  the  guilty  when  his  vengeance  rises, 
13"  Silent  1  waited  with  long-suff?ring  love; 
"  But  didst  thou  hope  that  I  should  ne'er  reprove  ~ 
"  And  cherish  such  an  impious  thought  within, 
"That  the  All-Holy  would  indulge  thy  sin?" 

See,  God  appears,  all  nations  join  t?  adore  him. 

Judgment  proceeds,  and  sinners  fall  before  him. 
;.  1"  Behold  my  terrors  now;  my  thunders  roll; 
"  And  thy  own  crimes  affright  thy  guilty  soul ; 
"  Now  like  a  lion  shall  my  vengeance  tear 
"  Thy  bleeding  heart,  and  no  deliv'rer  near." 

Judgment  concludes,  hell  trembles,  heav'n  rejoices. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  saints,  with  cheerful  voices, 

EPIPHONEMA. 

15  "Sinners,  awake  betimes;  ye  fools  be  wise ; 
"Awake  before  this  dreadful  morning  rise; 
"  Change  your  vain  thoughts,  your  sinful  works  amend, 
"  Fly  to  the  Saviour,  make  the  Judge  your  friend." 
Then  join  the  saints,  wake  eVry  cheerful  passion : 
When  Christ  returns,  he  comes  for  your  salvation. 
PSALM  51.     Finst  Part.     L.  M. 

A  Penitent  pleading  for  Pardon. 

i   gJHEW  pity,  Lord,  O  Lord,  forgive, 

lO   Let  a  repenting  rebel  live  ; 

Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 

May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  t 
Z  My  crimes  are  great,  but  can't  surpass 

The  power  and  glory  of  thy  grace ; 

Great  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bound, 

So  let  thy  pard'ning  love  be  found. 
:)  Oh  wash  my  soul  from  ev'ry  sin, 

And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean; 

Here  on  my  hear!  the  burden  lies, 

And  past  offences  pain  mine  eyes. 
i  My  lips  with  shame  my  sins  confess, 

Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace; 

Lord,  should  thy  judgment  growseverc> 

I  am  condemn'd,  but  thou  art  clear* 


PSALM  51.  85 

3  Should  sadden  vengeance  seize  my  breatb, 

I  must  pronounce  thee  just  in  death; 

And  if  my  soul  were  sent  to  hell, 

Thy  riohteous  law  approves  it  well. 
6  Yetsavea  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 

Whose  hope  stili  hov'riug  round  thy  word, 

Would  light  on  some  swf-et  promise  there, 

Some  sure  support  against  despair. 

PSALM  51.     S.  rood  Part.     L.M. 

Original  and  actual  Sin  confessed. 

1    £    ORl),I  am  v*:e,   coneeiv'd  in  sin, 

_B_J   And  born  unholy  and  unclean; 

Sprung  from  the  nutn  whose  guilty  fait 

Corrupts  rhe  race,  and  taints  us  all. 
"2  Soon  as  we  draw  our  infant  breatb, 

The  seeds  of  sin  gro     up  for  <leath  ; 

The  law  demands ->  perfect  heart; 

But  weie  de6  I'd  iri  everv  part. 

3  [Great  God,  create  im   heart  a-new. 
And  form  my  spirit  pure  and  true; 
Oh  make  me  wise  bet     ••  -  to  spy, 
My  danger  and  my  remedy.] 

4  Behold,    !  tall  before  thv  face; 
My  oniy  refuse  is  thy  grace; 

No  outward  forms  can  makje  me  clean, 
The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 

5  No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding' beast, 
Nor  hyssop-branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest. 
Nor  running  brook,  no;  flood,  nor  sea, 
Can  was!?  die  dismal  stam  away. 

6  Jesus,  my  Got!,  thy  blood  alone 
Hath  power  sufficient  *o  atone; 

Toy  bloftd  can  make  me  white  as  snow; 
No  Jewish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

7  While  omit  disturbs  and  breaks  my  peace. 
Nor  flesh  nor  sou!  hath  rest  or  ease  ; 
Lord,    let  me  heat  thy  pardoning  voice  ; 
And  make  mv  broken  heart  rejoice. 

PSALM  51.     Th.nl  Part.    L.   M 

The  Backslider  restored ;  or,  Repentance  and  Faith  in  the  Blood  oj 

Christ. 
*    iH    "^^  tn:i :  hear'st  when  sinners  cry, 
\y  ^    hough  ajl  my  crimes  b  tore  thee  lie, 
Behold  them  no'twt    fengrv  look, 
But  blot  their  mem'ry  horn  thy  book. 

H2 


aC  PSALM  5L 

2  Create  my  nature  pure  within, 
And  form  my  soul  averse  to  sin  : 
Let  thy  good  spirit  ne'er  depart, 

Nor  hide  thy  presence  from  my  heart. 

3  I  cannot  live  without  thy  light, 
Cast  out  and  bamsh'd  from  thy  sight; 
Thine  holy  joys,   my  God,  restore, 
And  guard  me,  that  I  tall  no  more. 

4  Though  I  have  griev'd   hy  spirit,  Lord/ 
Thy  help  and  comfort  still  afford, 

And  let  a  wretch  come  near  thy  throne.. 
To  plead  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

5  A  broken  heart,  my  God,  my  Kingv 
Js  all  the  sacrifice  I  hung; 

The  God  of  grace  will  ne'er  despise 
A  broken  heart  for  sacrifice. 

6  My  soul  lies  humbled  in  thedusr, 

A  [id  owns  thy  dreadful  sentence  just  ; 
Look  own,  O  Lord,  wi'h  pitying- eye, 
And  save  the  soul  condemti'd  to  die. 

7  Then  w<ll  1  tea*  h  the  world  thy  ways: 
Sinners  shall  learn  thy  sovereign  grace;" 
I'll  lead  tiiem  to  my  Saviour's  blood, 
And  they  shall  praise  a  pard'ning  God, 

3  O  may  thy  love  inspire  my  tongue! 
Salvation  shall  be  all  my  song; 
And  all  my  powers  shall  join  to  bless 
The  Lord,  my  strength  and  righteousness. 
PSALM  51.     3—  53.     First  Pit.  CM. 

Original  and  actual  Sin  confessed  and  pardoned. 

1  ~W    ORD,  I  would  spread  my  sore  distress 
SLA    And  guilt  before  thine  eyes; 
Against  thy  laws,  against  ihy  grace, 

How  high  my  crimes  arise ! 

2  Should'si  thou  condemn  my  soul  to  hell, 

And  crush  my  flesh  to  dust, 
Heav'n  would  approve  (hy  vengeance  well. 
And  earth  must  own  it  just. 

3  I  from  the  stock  of  Adam  came, 

Unholy  and  unclean; 
All  my  original  is  shame, 
And  aY  my  nature  sin. 
i  Born  in  a  world  of  guilt,  I  drew 
Comagion  with  my  breath  ; 


PSALM  51,  52.  87 

And  as  my  days  advanced,  1  grew 
A  j lister  prey  for  death. 

5  Cleanse  me,  0  Lord,  and  cheer  my  soi\l 

With  thy  forgiving  love; 
Oh  make  my  broken  spirit  whole, 
And  bid  my  pains  remove. 

6  Let  not  thy  spirit  e'er  depart, 

Nor  drive  me  from  thy  face; 
Create  anew  my  vicious  heart, 
And  fill  if  with  thy  grace, 

7  Then  will  I  make  thy  mercy  known 

Before  the  tons  of  men; 
Backsliders  shall  address  thy  throne* 
A-i\  turn  to  God  again. 
PSALM  51.      14—5  7.     Second  Part.     CJ; 
Repentance  and  Faith  in  the  Blood  of  Christ, 

1  £~bk  GOD  or  'mercy,  heat  my  call, 
V-r    My  loads  of  guilt  remove, 
Break  down  this  separating  wall 

That  bars  me  from  thy  love. 

2  Give  me  the  presence  of  thy  grace. 

Then  my  rejoicing  tongue 
Shall  speak  aloud  thy  righteousness^ 
And  make  thy  praise  my  song. 
•3  No  blood  or  goats  nor  heifer  slain, 
For  sin  foul     e'er  atone  ; 
The  death  of  Chrrst  shall  still  remain 
Sufficient  and  alone. 
4  A  sou'  opprest  with  sin's  desert 
My  God  will  ne'er  despise'; 
A  humble  groan,  a  broken  heart 
Is  our  best  sacrifice, 

PSALM  52.     C.  Iff. 

The  Disappointment  of  the  Wicked. 

1  "^ySTHY should  (l»e  mighty  maketheir boast, 

?  Y      And  heavn'nly  grace  despise? 
In  their  own  arm  they  put  their  trust, 
And  fill  their  mouth  with  lies. 

2  But  God  in  vengeance  shali  destroy, 

And  drive  them  from   his  face; 
No  more  shall  they  his  church  annoy, 
Nor  find  on   ea  *lh  a  place 
'1  But  like  a  ctiltur'd  olive  grove, 
Dress'd  in  immortal  green. 


S8  PSALM  52,  53. 

Thy  children,  blooming  in  thy  love, 
Amid  thy  courts  are  seen. 
4  On  thine  eternal  grace,  O  Lord, 
Thy  saints  shall  rest  secure, 
And  ail  who  trust  thy  noly  word, 
Shall  find  salvation  sure. 

P3ALM  52.     L.  M. 

The  Folly  of  Self- Dependence. 
i    \\/rHY  should  the  haughty  hero  boast 
▼  T      His  vengeful  arm,  his  warlike  host: 
While  blood  defiles  his  cruel  hand, 
And  desolation  wastes  the  land. 

2  He  joys  to  hear  the  captive's  cry, 

The  widow's  groan,  the  orphan's  sigh: 
And  when  the  wearied  sword  would  spare, 
His  falsehood  spreads  the  fatal  snare. 

3  He  triumphs  in  the  deeds  of  wrong, 
And  arms  with  rage  Ins  impious  tongue; 
With  pride  pro*  (aims  his  dreadful  power? 
And  bids  ihetrembS.ng  world  adore. 

4  But  God  beholds,  and  w  th  a  frown, 
('}  is  to  the  dust  his  honours  down; 
The  righteous  (freed,  their* hopes  recal, 
And  hail  the  proud  oppressor's  fall. 

5  How  low  th'  insulting  tyrant  lies, 
Who  dar'd  th'  eternal  Power  despise  ! 
And  vainly  deem'd,  with  envious  joy, 
His  arm  almighty  to  destroy. 

6  We  praise  the  Lord,  who  heard  our  cries, 
And  sent  salvation  from  the  skies; 

The  saints  who  saw  our  mournful  days, 
Shall  join  our  grateful  songs  of  praise. 
PS  VLJVJ53.     4—9.     C.  M. 

Victory  and  Deliverance  from  Persecution.. 

1  A   RE  al!  the  foes  of  Ziou  tools 
jljL   Who  thus  destroy  her  saints'? 
Do  they  not  know  her  Sa i  iour  rules, 

And  pities  her- complaints? 

2  They  shall  be  sesz'd     ith  ^ad  surprise; 

For  Godf s  avenging  arm 
Shall  crush  the  hand  that  dares  arise, 
To  do  his  children  harm. 

3  In  vain  the  sons  of  Satan  boast 

Of  armies  in  array; 


PSALM  54,  65.  8ft 

When  God  has  first  despis'd  their  host, 
They  fall  an  easy  prey. 

4  Oh  for  a  word  from  Zion's  King-, 

Her  captives  to  restore! 
Thy  joyful  saints  thy  praise  shall  sing. 
And  lsra'l  wt  ep  no  more. 

PSALM  54.     C.  M. 

1  ¥JEHOLD  us,  Lord,  and  let  our  cry 
_K)   Before  thy  throne  ascend; 

Cast  thou  on  us  a  pitying  eye, 
And  still  o;ir  lives  defend. 

2  For  slaughtring  foes  insult  us  round; 

Oppressive,  proud,  and  vain, 
They  cast  thy  temples  to  the  ground, 
And  all  our  rites  profane. 

5  Yet  thy  forgiving  grace  we  trust, 

And  in  thy  power  rejoice; 
Thine  arm  shall  crush  our  foes  to  dust,  * 

Thy  praise  inspire  our  voice. 
4  Be  thou  with  those  whose  friendly  hand 

Upheld  us  in  distress, 
Extend  thy  truth  through  ev'ry  land, 

And  still  thy  people  bless 

PSALM  55.     1—8,  16,  17,  is,  22.     C.  M, 

Support  f«r  the  afflicted  and  tempted  SonL 

1  ^~k  GOD,  my  refuge,  hear  my  cries, 
\9   Behold  my  flowing  tears, 

For  earth  and  hell  my  hurt  devise, 
And  triumph  in  my  fears. 

2  Their  rage  is  levelPd  at  my  life, 

My  soul  with  guilt  they  load, 
And  fill  my  thoughts  with  inward  strife, 
To  shake  my  hope  in  God. 

3  What  inward  pains  my  heart-strings  wound! 

I  groan  with  ev'ry  breath  ; 
Horror  and  fear  beset  me  round 
Amongst  the  shades  of  death, 

4  Oh  were  I  like  a  feather'd  dove, 

And  inuocence  had  wings, 
Fd  fly,  and  make  a  long  remove 
From  all  these  restless  things* 

5  Let  me  to  some  wild  desert  go, 

And  find  a  peaceful  home. 


00  PSALM  55. 

Where  storms  of  malice  never  blow, 
Temptations  never  come. 
0  Vain  hopes,  and  vain  inventions  all 
To  'scape  the  rage  of  hell ! 
The  mighty  God,  on  whom  I  call, 
Can  save  me  here  as  well. 
PAUSE. 
7  By  morning  light  PII  seek  his  face, 
At  noon  repeat  my  cry; 
The  night  shall  hear  me  ask  his  grace, 
Nor  will  he  long*  deny. 
3  God  shall  preserve  my  sou?  from  fear,    . 
Or  shield  me  when  afraid; 
Ten  thousand  angels  must  appear 
If  he  command  their  aid. 

9  I  cast  my  burdens  on  the  Lord, 

The  Lord  sustains  them  all; 
My  courage  rests  upon  hi-  word, 
That  saints  shall  never  fall. 

10  My  highest  hopes  shall  not  be  vain, 

My  lips  shall  spread  his  praise; 
While  cruel  and  deceitful  men, 
Scarce  live  out  hf-lf  their  days. 
PSALM  55.     15,  16,  17,  19,  22.     S.  M 

1  ET  sinners  take  their  course, 
JL^  And  choose  the  road  to  death  ; 
But  in  the  worship  of  my  God 

I'll  spend  my  daily  breath. 

2  My  thoughts  address  his  throne, 

When  morning  brings  the  light : 
I  seek  his  blessmg  ev'ry  noon, 
And  pay  my  vows  at  night. 

3  Thou  wilt  regard  my  cries, 

O  my  eternal  God  I 
While  sinners  perish  in  surprise 
Beneath  thine  angry  rod. 

4  Because  they  dwdl  at  ease, 

And  no  sad  changes  feel, 
They  neither  iear  nor  trust  thy  name, 
Nor  learn  to  do  thy  will. 

5  But  I,  with  all  my  cares, 

Will  lean  upon  the  Lord; 
I'll  cast  my  burdens  on  his  arm,, 
And  rest  upon  his  word. 


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PSALM  56.  &J 

<3  His  arm  shall  well  sustain 
The  children  of  his  love; 
The  ground  on  which  their  safety  stands, 
No  earthly  power  can  move. 

PSALM  5(>.    C.  M. 

Deliverance  from  Oppression  and  Falsehood;  or,  God's  Careef his  Peo- 
ple, in  Answer  to  Faith  and  Pray<r. 

i    /^   THOU  whose  justice  *«  «g<»s  on  high, 
^J    And  makes  th'  oppressor  cease, 
Behold  how  envious  sinners  try 
To  vex  and  break  my  peace. 
2  The  sons  of  violence  and  lies 
Join  t    devour  me,  Lord; 
But  as  my  hourly  dangers  rise, 
My  refuge  is  thy  word. 
"1  In  God  most  holy,  jus;,  and  true, 
I  have  repos'd  my  irust; 
Nor  will  I  fear  what  flesh  can  do, 
The  offspring  of  the  dust. 

4  They  wrest  my  words  to  mischief  still* 

Charge  me  with  unknown  faults; 
For  mischiefs  all  their  counsels  fill, 
And  malice  all  their  thoughts. 

5  Shall  they  escape  without  thy  frown  ? 

Must  their  devices  stand? 
Oh  cast  the  haughty  sinner  down. 
And  let  him  know  thy  iMnd  ! 
PAUSE. 
0  God  sees  <he  sorrows  of  his  saints, 
Their  groans  effect  his  ears; 
Thy  mercy  counts  n  y  just  complaints, 
And  numbers  all  my  tears. 

7  When  to  thy  throne  I  raise  my  cry, 

The  wicked  fear  and  flee  : 
So  swift  is  prayer  to  reach  the  sky, 
So  near  is  God  to  me. 

8  In  thee,  most  holy,  just,  and  true, 

1  have  <  epos'd  my  trust ; 
Nor  will  I  fear  what  man  can  do, 
The  offspring  of  the  dust. 
#  Thy  solemn  vows  are  on  me,   Lord. 
Thou  shalt  receive  my  praise; 
I'll  sing  how  faithful  is  thy  word! 
How  righteous  all  thy  ways ! 


m  PSALM  57,  58. 

10  Thou  bast  seeur'd  my  soul  from  deatb, 
Oh  set  thy  prisoner  free, 
That  heart  and  hand,  and  life  and  breath 
May  be  employ'd  ^or  thee. 

PSALM  57.    L,  M. 

Praise  for  Protection ;   Grace  and  Truth. 

1  "flMJY  God,  in  W!>;>m  are  all  the  springs 

JLT JL  Of  boundless  love  and  grace  unknown* 
Hide  me  beneath  thy  spreading  wings, 
Tdi  the  dark  cloud  is  over  blown. 

2  Up  to  the  heavens  I  send  my. cry 
The  Lord  will  my  desires  perform; 
He  sends  his  angel  from  the  sky, 

And  saves  me  from  thi  threat'ning  storm. 

3  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Above  the  heavens  where  angels  dwell ; 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

4  My  heart  is  fix  d ;  my  song  shall  raise 
Immortal  honours  to  thy  name ; 
Awake,  my  tongue,  to  sotmd  his  praise. 
My  tongue,  the  glory  of  my  frame. 

5  High  o'er  the  earth  his  mercy  reigns, 
And  reaches  to  the  utmost  sky; 

His  truth  to  endless  years  remains, 
When  lower  worlds  dissolve  and  die. 
t©  Be  thon  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Above  the  heav'ns  whe«e  angels  dwell! 
Thy  power  on  earth  be  known  abroad, 
And  land  to  land  thy  wonders  tell. 

PSALM  58.     As  the  1 13th  Psalm. 

Warning  to  Magistrates, 

1  FUDGES,  who  rule  the  world  by  laws, 
•J    Will  ye  despise  the  righteous  cause, 

When  vile  oppression  waste  the  land? 
Dare  ye  condemn  the  righteous  poor, 
And  let  rieh  sinners  'scape  secure, 

While  gold  and  greatness  bribe  your  hand? 

2  Have  ye  forgot,  or  never  knew, 
That  God  will  judge  the  judges  too? 

High  in  the  heav'ns  his  justice  reigns; 
Yet  you  invade  the  rights  of  God, 
And  send  your  bold  decrees  abroad, 

To  bind  the  conscience  in  year  chains. 


J 


PSALM  59.  98 

3  A  poisonM  arrow  is  your  tongue, 
The  arrow  sharp,  the  poison  strong-, 

And  death  attends  where'er  it  wounds; 
You  hear  no  counsels,  cries,  or  tears; 
So  the  deaf  adder  stops  her  ears 

Against  the  power  of  charming  sounds. 
•i  Break  out  their  teeth,  eternal  God; 
Those  teeth  of  lions  dy'd  in  blood  ; 

And  crush   he  serpents  in  the  dust: 
As  empty  chaff,  when  whirlwinds  rise, 
Before  the  sweeping  tempest  flies. 

So  let  the  r  hopes  and  names  be  lost.  * 
3  Th'  Almighty  thunders  from  the  sky, 
Their  grandeur  melts,  their  titles  die, 

As  hills  of  snow  dissolve  and  run, 
Or  snails  that  perish  in  their  slime, 
Of  births  that  come  before  their  time. 

Vain  births  that  never  seethe  sun. 
*?  Thus  shall  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord 
Safety  and  joy  to  sain-s  afford ; 

And  all  that  hear  shall  join  and  say, 
"Sure  there's  a  God  that  Pales  on  high, 
"A  God  that  hears  his  children  cry, 

"And  will  their  sufFrings  well  repay." 
PSALM    59.     S.  M. 

Prayer  for  National  Deliverance. 

1  1^  ROM  foes  that  round  us  rise, 
J-      O  God  of  heav'n  defend, 
Who  brave  the  vengeance  of  the  skies, 

And  with  thy  saints  contend. 

2  Behold,  from  distant  shores, 
And  desert  wilds  they  come, 

Combine  for  blood  their  barb'rous  force. 
And  thro'  thy  cities  roam. 
-3  Beneath  the  silent  shade 

Their  secret  plots  they  lay, 
Our  peaceful  walls  by  night  invade., 
And  waste  the  fields  by  day. 

4  And  will  the  God  of  grace, 
Regardless  of  our  pain, 

Permit  secure  that  impious  race 
To  riot  in  their  reign  ? 

5  In  vain  their  secret  guile, 
Or  open  force  they  prove ; 

I 


M  PS  AIM  60,  6L 

His  eye  can  pierce  the  deepest  ve\lt 
His  hand  their  strength  remove. 

6  Yet  save  them,  Lord,  from  death, 

Lest  we  forget  their  doom; 
Bui  drive  th^m  with  thine  angry  breath* 
I  hro'  distant  lands  to  roam, 

7  Then  shall  our  grateful  voice 

Proclaim  our  guardian  God; 
The  nations  round  the  earth  rejoice? 
And  sound  the  praise  abroad. 
PSA  LM  hQ.     C.  M. 

Looking  to  God  in  the  Distress  of  War. 

1  ORD,  thou  h  »si  scourg'd  our  guilty  land 
-*— i    Behold  thy  people  mourn; 

Shall  vengeance  ever  guide  thy  hand. 
And  mercy  neer  return? 

2  Beneath  the  terrors  of  thine  eye, 

Earth's  haughty  towers  decay  ; 
Thy  frowning  mantle  spreads  the  sky. 
And  mortals  melt  away. 

3  Our  Zion  trembles  at  thy  stroke, 

And  dreads  thy  lifted  hand; 
Oh,  heal  the  people  thou  hast  broke? 
And  save  the  sinking  land. 

4  Exalt  thy  banner  in  the  field, 

For  those  shat  tear  thy  name; 
From  bin  b'rous  hosts  our  nations  shield-. 
And  pu;  our  foes  to  shame. 

5  Attend  our  armies  to  the  fight, 

And  be  their  guardian  God; 
In  vain  shall  numerous  powers  unite 
Against  thy  lifted  rod. 
i)  Our  troops,  beneath  thy  guiding  hano> 
Shall  gain  a  glad  renown : 
'Tis  God  who  makes  the  feeble  stand. 
And  treads  the  mighty  down. 

PSALM  6 1      1—6.     S..  M. 

Safety  in  God. 
1   \\/^H  EN  overwhelm'd  with  grief, 
*▼     My  heart  within  me  dies, 
Helpless  and  far  from  all  relief. 
To  heav'n  I  lift  mine  eyes. 
2-  Oh  l«  ad  me  to  the  rock 

That's  high  above  my  head. 


PSALM  (32,  i)3.  $5 

And  make  the  covert  of  thy  wings 
My  shelter  and  my    hade. 
$  Within  thy  presence,  Lord, 
For  ever  I'll  abide  ; 
Thou  art  the  tower  of  my  defence. 
The  refugee  wh*re  I  hide. 
4  Thou  givest  me  the  lot 

Of  those  that  fear  thy  name; 
If  endless  life  be  their  reward, 
I  shall  possess  the  same, 

PSALM  <>2.    5— J2.     L.  M. 

No  Trust  in  the  Creatures;  or  Faith  in  Divine  Grace  and  Powtr 

1  l.IY  spirit  looks  to  God  aione; 

i  ?  1    My  rork  and  refuge  is  his  throne; 
In  all  my  fears,  in  al!  my  straits, 
My  soul  on  his  salvation  waits. 

2  Trust  him,   ye  saints,  in  all  your  waysv 
Pour  out  your  hearts  before  his  fare; 
When  helpers  fail,  and  foes  invade, 
God  is  our  all-sufficient  aid. 

3  False  are  the  nun  of  high  degree, 
The  baser  sort  are  vanity: 

La  d  in  the  balance,  both  appear 
Light  as  a  puff  of  empty  air. 

4  Make  not  increasing-  oold  your  trust, 
Nor  set  your  heart    on  glitt'rmg  dust  ; 
Why  will  you  grasp  the  fleeting  smoke, 
And  not  believe  what  God  has  spoke? 

5  Once  has  his  awful  vou-e  dec  ar'd, 
Once  and  again     y  ears  htve  heard? 
"  All  power  is  his  eternal  due  ;'5 
He  must  be  fear'd  and  trusted  too. 

6  Forsov'reign  power  i>  igns  not  alone, 
Grace  is  a  partner  of  the  throne; 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  mighty  Lord, 
Shall  well  divide  our  last  reward. 

PSALM  63.     I,  '2,  5,  3,  4.     First  Pari.     GtK 

The  Morning  of  a  Lord's  Day. 

1    |jl  ARLY,  my  God,  wsthout  delays 
SIa   I  haste  to -tek  thv  lace; 
My  thirsty  spirit  faints  away, 
Without  thy  cheering  grace. 
-3  So  pilgrims  on  the  score   ing  sand, 
Beneath  a  burning  skyf 


M  PSALM  63. 

Long  for  a  cooling  stream  at  hand, 
And  they  must  drink  or  di*\ 
"3  Pve  seen  thy  glory  and  thy  power 
Thro'  all  thy  temple  shine  ; 
My  God,   repeat  that  heav'nly  hour 
That  vision  so  divine, 
i  Not  all  the  blessings  of  a  feast 
Can  please  my  soul  so  well, 
As  when  thv  richer  grace  I  taste. 
And  in  thy  presence  dwell. 

5  Not  life  itself,  with  all  its  joys, 

Can  my  best  passions  move, 
Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  voice^ 
As  thy  forgiving  love. 

6  Thus  til!  my  last  expiring-  day 

I'll  bless  my  God  and  King; 
Thus  will  I  lift  my  hands  to  pray, 
And  tune  my  lips  to  sing. 
PSALM  63.     6—10.     Second  Part.     CM. 
Midnight  Thoughts  recollected. 

1  'npWAS  in  the  watches  of  the  uight 

JL     I  thought  upon  thy  power, 
I  kept  thy  lovely  face  in  s'ght 
Amidst  the  darkest  hour. 

2  My  flesh  lay  resting  on  my  bed, 

My  soul  arose  on  high; 
"My  God,   my  life,  my  hope,"  I  said. 
"  Bring  thy  salvation  nigh." 

3  My  spirit  labours  up  thine  hill, 

And  climbs  the  heav'nly  road  ; 
But  thy  right  hand  upholds  me  still,. 

While  I  pursue  my  God, 
-4  Thy  mercy  stretches  o'er  my  head 

The  shadow  of  thy  wings; 
My  heart  rejoices  in  thine  aid, 

My  tongue  awakes  and  sings- 
5  But  the  destroyers  of  my  peace 

Shalt  fret  and  rage  in  vain  ; 
The  tempter  shall  for  ever  cease, 

And  all  my  sins  be  slain. 
i>  Thy  sword  shall  give  my  foes  to  death. 

And  send  them  down  to  dwell 
In  the  dark  caverns  of  the  earth, 

Or  in  the  deeps  of  he!L 


PSALM  63.  m 

PSALM  OS.     L.  M. 

Longing  after  God;  or,  the  love  of  God  better  than  Life, 

'1    £^  RLAT  God,  indulge  my  humble  claim, 

VH    Thou  art  my  hope,  n  y  joy,  my  rest; 

The  glories  thai  compose  thy  name, 

Stand  all  engag'd  ro  make  me  b  est. 
2  Thou  great  and  good,  thou  just  and  wise, 

Thou  art  my  father  and  my  God  ; 

And  I  am  thine  by  sacred  tics; 

Thy  son,  thy  servant  bought  with  blood., 
<i  With  heart,  and  eyes,  and  'ifted  bauds, 

For  thee  I  long,  to  thee  I  look, 

As  travellers,  in  thirsty  lands, 

Pant  tor  the  cooling'  water  brook. 

4  With  early  ieet  1  love  t'  appear 
Among  tin  saints,  and  sefk  thy  face: 
Oft  have  I  seen  thy  glory  there, 

And  felt  the  pou'r  of  sovereign  grace. 

5  Not  fruits,  nor  wmes  that'fempt  our  tastc> 
No  pleasures  that  to  sense  belong, 

Could  make  m'c  so  divinely  b!e>t,  -» 

Or  raise  so  high  my  cheerful  song. 
*)  My  life  itself,  without  thy  love, 
No  taste  or  pleasure  could  afford; 
'"Twould  but  a  tiresome  bin  den  prove., 
If  I  were  bauish'd  from  the  Lord. 

7  Amidst  the  wakeful  hours  of  night, 
When  busy  cares  affl.ct  my  -head, 

One  thought  of  thee  gives  new  delight, 
And  adds  refreshment  to  my  bed. 

8  I'll  lift  my  hands,  I'll  raise  my  voice, 
While  I  have  breath  to  pray  or  praise; 
This  work  shall  make  my  heart  rejoice. 
And  bless  the  remnant  of  my  days. 

PSALM  b&     S.  M. 

Seeking  Gcd. 

I    "fiL/fTY  God,  permit  my  tongue 
i.7m   This  joy,  to  e*S!  thee  mine; 
And  let  my  early  cries  prevail 
To  taste  thy  loye  divine. 
'2  My  thirsty,  fainting  soul 

Thy  mercy  does  implore,; 
Not  travellers  in  desert  lands 
Can  pant  for  water  more. 

I  2 


08  PSALM  64,  65, 

3  Withiu  thy  churches,  Lord, 
I  long  to  find  my  place, 
Thy  power  and  glory  to  behold, 
And  feel  thy  quirk'ning  grace* 
i  For  life  without  thy  love 
No  relish  can  afford; 
No  joy  can  be  compar'd  with  this, 
To  serve  and  please  the  Lord. 
i5  To  thee  I'll  lift  my  hands, 

And  praise  thee  while  I  live; 
Not  the  rich  dainties  of  a  feasi 
Such  food  or  pleasure  <>ive. 

6  In  wakeful  hours  of  night, 

I  call  my  Cod  to  mind ; 
I  think  how  wise  thy  conns  Is  are^ 
And  all  thy  dealing*  kmd. 

7  Since  thou  hast  been  my  help, 

To  thee  my  spirit  flies, 
And  on  thy  watch  h*!  providence 
My  cheerful  hope  relies, 
S  The  shadow  of  thy  wings 
My  soul  in  safety  keeps* 
I  follow  where  my  F  >ther  leads, 
And  he  supports  my  steps. 

PSVLM64      L.  M. 
t    STi  REAT  God,  attend  to  my  complaint, 
%JR    Nor  let  my  drooping  spirit  faint; 
When  foes  in  secret  spread  the  snare, 
Let  my  salvation  be  thy  care. 
2  Shield  me  without,  and  guard  within 
From  treach'rous  foes  and  deadly  sin; 
May  envy,  lusf,  and  pride  depart, 
And  heav'nly  grace  expand  my  heart, 
>}  Thy  justice  and  thy  power  display, 
And  scatter  far  thy  foes  away  ; 
Whilst  listening  nations  learn  thy  word. 
And  saints  triumphant  bless  the  Lord. 
4  Then  shall  thy  church  exalt  her  voice, 
And  all  that  love  thy  name  rejoice; 
By  faith  approach  thine  awful  throne, 
And  plead  the  merits  of  >hy  Son. 

PSALM  65.     1—5.     First  Part.     L.  JUL; 

Public  Prayer  and  Praise 
iHF  praise  of  Z  on  waits  for  thee, 
My  God  ;  and  praise  becomes  thy  house ; 


PSALM  G5,  99 

There  sball  thy  saints  thy  glory  see# 
And  there  perform  their  public  vows. 

2  O  thou,  whose  mercy  bends  the  skies^, 
To  save  when  humble  sinners  pray; 
All  lands  to  thee  shall  lift  their  eyes.? 
And  ev'ry  yielding  heart  obey. 

3  Against  my  will  my  sins  prevail, 
But  grace  shall  purge  away  the  stain; 
The  blood  of  Christ  will  never  fail 
To  wash  my  garments  white  again. 

i  Blest  is  the  man  whom  th*m  shalt  choose^ 

And  give  him  kind  access  to  thee; 

Give  him  a  place  within  thy  house,. 

To  taste  thy  love  divinely  free. 
PAUSE. 
-">  Let  Babel  fear  when  Zion  prays ; 

Babel  prepare  for  long  distress, 

WhenZion's  God  himself  arrays 

In  terror  and  in  righteousness. 

0  With  dreadful  glory  God  fulfils 
What  his  afflicted  saints  request • 
And  with  almighty  wrath  reveals 
His  love  to  gi'  e  his  churches  rest, 

7  Then  shall  the  flocking  nations  run 
To  Zion's  hill  and  own  their  Lord; 
The  rising  and  the  setting  sun 
Shall  see  the  Saviour's  name  ador'd. 

PSALM  H5.     5—13.     Second  Part.     L.  H 

Divine  Providence  in  Air,  Earth,  and  Sea;  or,  Ike  God  r>fXaty.rs  Oli^ 

Grace. 

1  rfi^HE  God  of  our  salvation  bears 

A     The  groans  of  Zion  mix'd  with  tears; 
Yet  when  he  comes  with  kind  designs, 
Thro'  all  the  way  his  terror  shines. 
°2  On  him  the  race  of  man  depends, 
Far  as  the  earth's  remotest  ends, 
Where  the  Creator's  name  is  known 
By  Nature's  feeble  light  alone. 

3  Sailors,  that  travel  o'er  the  flood, 
Address  their  frighted  souls  to  God, 
When  tempests  rage  and  bilious  roar 
At  dreadful  distance  from  the  shore, 

4  He  bids  the  noisy  tempests  cease; 
He  calms  the  raging  crowd  to  peace,;. 


100  PSALM  65, 

When  a  tumultous  nation  raves 
Wild  as  the  winds,  and  loud  as  waves. 

5  Whole  kingdoms,  shaken  by  the  storm, 
He  settles  in  a  peaceful  form; 
Mountains,  establish'd  by  his  hand, 
Firm  on  their  old  foundation  stand. 

0  Behold  his  ensigns  sweep  the  sky, 
New  comets  blaze,  and  lightnings  fly  • 
The  heathen  lands,  with  swift  surprise, 
From  the  bright  horrors  turn  their  eyes. 

7  At  bis  command  the  morning  ray 
Smiles  in  fhe  east,  and  leads  the  day; 
He  guides  the  sun's  declining  wheels 
Over  the  tops  of  western  hills. 

S  Seasons  and  times  obey  his  voice  ; 
The  evening  and  the  morn  rejoice 
To  see  the  earth  made  soft  with  showers, 
Laden  with  fruit,  and  drest  in  flo  vers. 

9  'Tis  from  his  wa'try  stores  on  high 
He  gives  the  thirsty  ground  supply : 
He  walks  upon  the  clouds,  and  thence 
Doth  his  enriching  drops  dispense. 

10  The  desert  g'owsa  fruitful  field, 
Abundant  fruit  the  vaHies  yield  ; 
The  vallies  shout  with  cheerful  voice, 
And  neighboring  hills  repeat  their  joys, 

11  The  pastures  smile  in  green  array, 
There  la  >bs  and  larger  ca  tie  play; 
The  larger  cattle  and  the  lamb, 

Each  in  his  language  speaks  thy  name, 

12  Thy  works  pronounce  thy   power  divine; 
O'er  ev'ry  field  thy  glories  shine; 
Thro'  ev'ry  month  thy  gifts  appear; 
Great  God,  thy  goodness  crowns  the  year! 

PSALM  t>5.     First  Part.     €.  M. 

A  Prayer- Hearing  God,  arid  the  Gentiles  called. 

1  JTJRAlsL  waits  n\  Zton,  Lord,  for  thee, 
1       There  shall  our  vows  be  paid; 

Thou  hast  an  ear  when  sinners  pray, 
All  flesh  shall  seek  thine  aid. 

2  Lord,  our  iniquities  prevail, 

But  pard'ning  grace  is  'hine, 
And  thou  wilt  grant  us  power  and  skill 
To  conquer  ev'ry  sin. 


PSALM  65.  101 

3  Blest  art  tbe  men  whom  thou  wilt  choose 

To  bring  them  near  thy  face, 
Give  them  a  dwelling-  in  thine  house, 
To  feast  qpon  thy  grace. 

4  In  answering  what  thy  church  requests. 

Thy  truth  and  tenor  shine, 
And  works  of  dreadful  righteousness 
Fulfil  thy  kind  design. 
6  Thus  shall  the  wond'ring  nations  see 
The  Lord  is  good  <u\d  just; 
And  distant  islands  fly  to  thee, 
And  make  thy  name  their  trust. 
6  They  dread  thy  glitt'ring  tokens,  Lord, 
When  signs  in  heav'n  appear; 
Bat  they  shall  learn  thy  holy  word, 
Aud  love  as  well  as  fear. 

PS\LMfi5.      Second  Part.     CM. 
JUit  Providence  of  God  in  Air,  Earth,  and  Sea;'or,  the  Blessings  of  Rain* 

1  TlUS  l>y  iby  strength  the  uiountaius  stand, 

-■-     God  of  eternal  power; 
The  sea  grows  calm  at  thy  command, 
And  tempests  cease  to  roar. 

2  Thy  morning  light  and  ev'ning  shade 

Successive  comforts  bring; 
Thy  plenteous  fruits  make  harvest  glad, 
Thy  flowers  adorn  the  spring. 

3  Seasons  and  times,  and  moons  and  hours^ 

Heav'n,  earth,  and  air  are  thine  ; 
When  clouds  distil  in  fruitful  showers^ 
The  Author  is  divine. 

4  Those  wand'ring  cisterns  in  the  sky, 

Borne  by  the  winds  around, 
With  wat'ry  treasures  well  supply 
The  furrows  of  the  ground. 

5  The  thirsty  ridges  drink  their  fill, 

And  ranks  of  corn  appear; 
Thy  ways  abound  with  blessings  t»till, 
Thy  goodness  crowns  the  year. 

PSALM  65.     Third  Part.     CM. 

The  blessings  of  the  Spring;  or,  God  gives  Rain; 
A  Psalm  for  the  Husbandman 
1   ^1  OOD  is  the  Lord,  the  heav'nly  King^ 
Ijf  Who  makes  the  earth  his  care ; 


102  PSALM  66. 

Visits  the  pastures  ev'ry  spring, 
And  bids  the  grass  appear. 
2  The  clouds,  like  rivers  nsis'd  on  high, 
Pour  out  at  his  command 
Their  wat'ry  blessings  from  the  sky. 
To  cheer  the  thirsty  land. 
•3  The  soften'd  ridges  of  the  field 
Permit  the  corn  to  spring  : 
The  vallies  rich  provision  yield, 
And  the  poor  lab'rers  sing. 

4  The  little  hills  on  ev'ry  side 

Rejoice  at  falling  showers  ; 
The  meadows,  dress'd  in  beauteous  pride. 
Perfume  the  air  with  flowers. 

5  The  barren  clods,  refresh'd  with  rain, 

Promise  a  joyful  crop; 
The  parched  grounds  look  £reen  again, 
And  raise  the  reaper's  hope. 

6  The  various  months  thy  goodness  crowns, 

How  bounteous  are  thy  ways! 
The  bleating  flocks  spread  o'er  the  downs, 
And  shepherds  shout  rhy  praise. 

P^VLM  Hfi.      First  Part.     V.  M. 

Governing  Power  and  Goodness;  or,  our  Graee  tried  by  Affliction 

1  UlNG,  all  ye  nation,  to  jhe  Lord, 
k5   Sing  with  a  joyful  noise; 
With  melody  of  sound  record 

His  honours  and  our  joys. 

2  Say  to  the  Power  that  form'd  the  sky, 

"How  terrible  art  thou! 
"Sinners  before  thy  presence  fly, 
"Or  at  thy  feet  they  bow.'' 

3  ("Come  see  the  wonders  of  out  God, 

How  glorious  are  his  ways! 

In  Moses7  hand  he  put  ihe  rod. 

And  clave  the  frighted  s  as. 

4  He  made  the  ebbing  channel  dry, 

While  Isra'l  pass'd  the  flood  ; 
There  did  the  church  begin  their  joy, 
And  triumph  in  their  God.j 

5  He  rules  by  his  resistless  might: 

Will  rebel  mortals  dare 
Provoke  th'  Eternal  to  the  fight, 
And  tempt  that  dreadful  war? 


PSALM  66,  b7.  108 

t)  Oh  bless  our  God,  and  never  cease; 
Ye  saints,  fulfil  his  praise; 
He  keeps  our  life,  maintains  our  peace, 
And  guides  our  doubtful  ways, 
7  Lord,  thou  hast  prov'd  our  suftVing  souls, 
To  make  our  graces  shine; 
So  silver  bears  the  burning  coals, 
The  metal  to  refine. 
$  Thro'  wat'ry  deeps  and  fiery  ways 
We  march   it  thy  cpinma.d, 
Led  to  possess  the  promised  place 

By  thine  unerring  hand. 
PSALM  66.     13—20.     Second  Part.     CM, 

Praise  to  God  for  hearing  Prayer 

1  T^TOW  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid 
-L^l    To  that  Almighty  Power 

That  heard  the  low  requests  I  made 
In  my  distressful  hour. 

2  My  lips  and  cheerful  heart  prepare 

To  make  his  mercies  known  ; 
Come,  ye  that  fear  my  God,  and  hear 
The  wonders  he  has  done. 

3  When  on  my  head  huge  sorrows  fell, 

1  sought  the  heav'nlv  aid  ; 
He  sav'd  my  sinking  soul  from  hell. 
And  Death's  eternal  shade. 

4  If  sin  lay  cover'd  in  my  heart 

While  prayer  employ'd  my  tongue; 
The  Lord  has  shown  me  no  regard, 
Nor  I  his  praises  sung. 

5  But  God  (his  name  be  ever  blest) 

Has  set  my  spirit  free  ; 
Nor  turn  d  from  him  my  poor  request, 
Nor  turn'd  his  heart  from  me. 

PSALM  67.     CM. 

The  Nation's  Prosperity,  and  the  Church's  Increase: 
HINE,  mighty  God,  on  Zion  shine, 
With  beams  of  heav'nly  grace; 
Reveal  thy  power  thro'  all  our  coasts, 
And  show  thy  smiling  face. 
2  [Amidst  our  realm,  exalted  high, 
Do  thou  our  «lory  stand, 
And  like  a  wall  of  guardian  fire 
Surround  the  favorite  land.]) 


104  PSALM  68. 

3  When  shall  thy  name  from  shore  to  shore 
Sound  all  the  earth  abroad  ; 
And  distant  nations  know  and  love 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God  ? 
A  Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 
Sing  loud  with  solemn  voice; 
Let  ev'ry  tongue  exalt  his  praise, 
And  ev'ry  heart  rejoice. 
3  He,  the  great  Lord,  the  sov'reign  Judge; 
That  sits  enthron'd  above, 
In  wisdom  rules  the  worlds  he  made, 
And  bids  them  taste  his  love. 

6  Earth  shail  obey  his  high  command, 

And  yield  a  full  increase: 
Our  God  will  crown  his  chosen  land 
Wjfh  fruitfulness  and  peace, 

7  God,  the  Redeemer,  scatters  round 

His  choicest  favours  here, 
While  the  rreation's  utmost  bound 

Shall  see.  adore,  and  fear. 
PS  A  LM  68.     I  —6,  32—35.     First  Part.     L.  ltf\. 

The  Vengeance  and  Compassion  of  God. 
I    ~W    ET  God  at  ise  in  all  his  might, 

JLi    And  put  the  troops  of  hell  to  flight; 
As  smoke  that  sought  to  cloud  the  skies 
Before  the  rising  tempest  flie>. 

2  [He  comes,  array'd  in  burning  flames? 
Justice  and  Vengeance  are  his  names: 
Behold  his  fainting  toes  expire 

Like  melting     ax  before  the  fire.J 

3  He  rides,  and  thunders  thro'  the  sky.. 
His  name,  Jehovah,  sounds  on  high: 
Sing  to  his  name,  ye  sons  of  grace; 
Ye  saints,  rejoice  before  his  face. 

4  The  wido*  and  the  fatherless 
Fly  to  his  aid  in  sharp  distress; 
In  him  the  poor  and  helpless  find 
A  Judge  that's  just,  a  Father  kind. 

3  He  breaks  the  captive  s  heavy  chain* 

And  pns'ners  see  the  light  again  ; 

But  rebels  that  dispute  his  will 

Shall  dwell  in  chains  and  darkness  still 
PAUSE. 
6  Kingdoms  and  thrones  to  God  belong 

Crown  him,  ye  nations,  in  your  song: 


PSALM  68.  185 

His  woudVous  names  and  powers  rehearse, 

His  honours  shall  enrich  your  verse. 
7  He  shakes  the  heav'ns  with  loud  alarms  ; 

How  terrible  is  God  in  arms! 

In  Isra'l  are  his  mercies  known, 

fsra'1  is  his  peculiar  throne. 
%  Proclaim  him  king,  pronounce  him  blest? 

He's  your  defence,  your  joy,  your  rest; 

When  terrors  rise,  and  nations  taint, 

God  is  the  strength  of  ev'ry  saint. 

PSALM  68.      17,  18.    Second  Part.     L.  M 

Christ's  Ascension,  and  the  gift  of  the  Spirit. 

!  ORD,  when  rhou  didst  ascei.d  on  high. 

M-J  Ten  thousand  angels  fill'dthe  sky; 
Those  heav'nly  guards  around  thee  wait, 
Like  chariots  that  attend  thy  state. 

£  i\ot  Sinai's  mountain  could  appear 
More  glorious  when  the  Lord  was  there 
While  he  pronounced  his  dreadful  law, 
And  struck  the  chosen  tribes  with  awe* 

3   How  bright  the  triumph  none  can  tell, 
When  the  rebellious  powers  of  hell. 
That  thousand  souls  had  captive  made, 
Where  all  in  chains,  like  captives  led* 

i  Rais'd  by  his  Father  to  the  throne, 
He  sent  his  promis'd  Spirit  down, 
With  gifts  and  grace  for  rebel  men, 
That  God  might  dwell  on  earth  again. 

PSALM  6?s.     19,  <<—20,  21, 22.  Third  Part.     L.  M. 

Praise  for  Temporal  Blessings;  or,  Common  and  Special  Mercies. 

1  \X7"-E  bless  the  Lord,  the  just,  the  trood, 

▼  Y      VVho  fills  our  hearts  with  heav'nly  food? 
Who  pours  his  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  loads  our  days  with  rich  supplies. 

2  He  sends  the  sun  his  circuit  round, 

To  cheer  the  fruiis,  to  warm  the  ground; 
He  bids  the  clouds  with  plenteous  rain 
Refresh  the  thirsty  earth  again. 
-}  'Tis  to  bis  care  we  own  our  breath, 
And  all  our  near  escapes  from  death, 
Safety  and  health  to  God  belong; 
He  heals  the  weak,  and  guards  the  strong. 


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J06  PSALM  6& 

4  He  makes  the  saint  and  sinner  prove 
T-e  common  blessings  of  his  love; 
Bn1    he  wide  difference  that  remains, 
In  endless  joy,  or  endless  pains. 

5  T   e  Lord  that  bruis'd  the  serpent's  head, 
O     all  the  serpent's  seed  shall  tread  ; 
Tin-  stubborn  sinner's  hope  confound, 
And  smite  him  with  a  lasting  wound. 

ij  But  his  right  hand  his  saints  shall  'raise 
Fiom  the  deep  earth  or  deeper  seas, 
And  bring-  them  to  his  courts  above; 
There  shall  they  taste  his  special  love. 

PSALM  69.     1—14.     First  Par*.     CM 

The  Sufferings  of  Christ  for  our  Salvation- 

1  "£<  AVE  me,  OGod,  the  swelling  floods 

Jc3   "Break  in  upon  rny  soul ; 
"I  sink,  and  sorrows  o'er  my  head 
"Like  mighty  waters  roll. 

2  "I  cry  till  all  my  voice  be  gone, 

"In  tears  1  waste  the  day  : 
"My  God,  behold  my  longing  eyes. 
"And  shorten  thy  delay. 

3  "They  hate  my  soul  without  a  cause, 

"And  still  their  number  grows, 
"More  than  the  hairs  around  my  head, 
"And  mighty  are  my  foes. 

4  "Twasthen  I  paid  that  dreadful  debt 

"  That  men  could  never  pay, 
"And  gave  those  honours  to  thy  law 
"  Which  sinners  iook  away." 

5  Thus  in  the  great  Messiah's  name, 

The  royal  prophet  mourns; 
Thus  he  awakes  our  hearts  to  grief, 
And  gives  us  joy  by  turns. 

6  "  Now  shall  the  saints  rejoice  and  fnu\ 

"Salvation  in  my  name, 
"  For  I  have  borne  their  heavy  load 
"Of  sorrow,  pain,  and  shame. 

7  "Grief,  like  a  garment,  cloth'd  me  round, 

"And  sackeloth  was  my  dress, 
"While  I  procur'd,  for  naked  souls, 
"A  robe  of  righteousness. 

8  "Amongst  my  brethren  and  the  Jews 

"  I  like  a  stranger  stood. 


PSALM  69.  107 

*•  And  bore  their  vile  reproach,  to  bring 

"  The  Gentiles  near  to  God. 
9  "  I  came  in  sinful  mortals'  stead 

"  To  do  my  Father's  will : 
"Yet,  when  [  cleans'd  my  Father's  house, 

"They  scandaliz'd  my  zeal. 

10  "My  fastings  and  my  holy  groans 

"  Were  made  the  drunkard's  song; 
"  But  God,  from  his  celestial  throne, 
"Heard  my  complaining  tongue. 

11  "He  sav'd  me  from  the  dreadful  deep, 

"  Where  fears  beset  me  round  ; 
"Herais'd  and  fix'd  my  sinking  feet 
"On  well-establish'd  ground. 

12  "'Twas  in  a  most  accepted  hour, 

"My  prayer  arose  on  high, 
"And  for  my  sake  my  God  shall  hear 
"  The  dying  sinner's  cry." 
PSALM  69.    14—21,26,29,32.  SecondPart.   CM. 

The  Passion  and  Exaltation  of  Christ. 

1  J^TOW  let  our  bos,  with  holy  fear 
jL^I    And  mournful  pleasure,  Ring 
The  sufferings  of  our  great  High-priest, 

The  sorrows  of  our  King. 

2  He  sinks  in  floods  of  deep  distress; 

How  high  the  waters  rise! 
While  to  his  heav'nly  Father's  ear 
He  sends  perpetual  cries. 

3  "  Hear  me,  O  Lord,  and  save  thy  Son, 

"Nor  hide  thy  shining  face; 
"  Why  should  thy  fav'rite  look  like  one 
"Forsaken  of  thy  grace! 

4  "  With  rage  they  persecute  the  man 

"  That  groans  beneath  thy  wound, 
"  While  for  a  sacrifice  1  pour 
"My  life  upon  the  ground. 

5  "  They  tread  my  honour  to  the  dust, 

"  And  laugh  when  I  complain  ; 
"Their  sharp  insulting  slanders  add 
"  Fresh  anguish  to  my  pain. 

6  "  All  my  reproach  is  known  to  thee, 

"The  scandal  and  the  shame; 
"  Reproach  has  broke  my  bleeding  hearfc 
"And  lies  defil'd  my  name. 


m  PSALM  6& 

7  "  I  look'd  for  pity,  but  in  vain; 
"  My  kindred  are  my  grief; 
"  I  ask  my  friends  for  comfort  roundj 
"But  meet  with  no  relief. 
S  "  With  vinegar  they  mock  my  thirst, 
"They  give  me  gall  for  food; 
"And  sporting  with  my  dying  groans, 
"They  triumph  in  my  blood. 
9  "Shine  into  my  distressed  soul, 
"Let  thy  compassion  save; 
"And  tho?  my  flesh  sink  down  to  death,. 
"Redeem  it  from  the  grave. 
10  "I  shall  arise  to  praise  thy  name, 
"  Shall  reign  in  worlds  unknown ; 
"And  thy  salvation,  O  my  God 
"Shall  seat  me  on  thv  throne." 

PSALM  69.     Third  Part.     C.  M. 

Christ's  Obedience  and  Death;  or,  God  glorified  and  Sinners  *HWi| 

1  I ^  ATJH  LR,  I  sing  thy  wond'rous  grace, 
-*-      I  bless  my  Saviour  s  name, 

He  bought  salvation  tor  the  poor, 
And  bore  the  sinner's  shame. 

2  His  deep  distress  bath  rais'd  us  high. 

His  duty  and  his  zeal 
FulfilPd  the  law  which  mortals  broke 
And  finish'd  all  thy  will. 

3  His  dying  groans,  his  living  songs, 

Shall  better  please  my  God, 
Than  harp  or  trumpet's  solemn  sound. 
Than  goat's  or  bullock's  blood. 

4  This  shall  his  humble  followers  see, 

And  set  their  hearts  at  rest; 
They  by  his  death  draw  near  to  thee? 
And  live  for  ever  blest. 

5  Let  heav'n,  and  all  that  dwell  on  high.. 

To  God  their  voices  raise, 
While  lands  and  seas  assist  the  sky, 

And  join  V  advance  his  praise. 
fr  Zion  is  thine,  most  holy  God, 

Thy  Son  shall  bless  her  gates; 
And  glory  purchas'd  by  his  bloocl 

For  thine  own  Isra'l  waits* 


PSALM  69.  iW 

PSALM  69.     First  Part.     L.  M. 

ClirisVs  Passion  and  Sinner's  Salvation. 
Ji   TSTfcEEP  in  our  hearts  let  us  record 
MJ  The  deeper  sorrows  of  our  Lord; 
Behold  the  rising  billows  roll 
To  overwhelm  his  holy  soul. 

2  In  long  complaints  he  spends  his  breathy 
While  hosts  of  hell,  and  powers  of  death 
And  all  the  sons  of  malice  join 

To  execute  their  curst  design. 

3  Yet,  gracious  God,  thy  power  and  love 
Has  made  the  curse  a  blessing  prove; 
Those  dreadful  sufF'rings  of  thy  Son 
Aton'd  for  crimes  which  we  had  done. 

•4  The  pangs  of  our  expiring  Lord 

The  honours  of  thy  law  restor'd  ; 

His  sorrows  made  thy  justice  known* 

And  paid  for  follies  not  his  own. 
'o  Oh  for  his  sake  our  guilt  forgive, 

And  let  the  mourning  sinner  live: 

The  Lord  will  hear  us  in  his  name, 

Nor  shall  our  hope  he  turn'd  to  shame. 

PSA  LM  69.     Ver.  7,  &c.     Serond  Part.     L.  JJ* 

Christ's  Sufferings  and  Zeal. 
i   ?P  j^WAS  for  our  sake,  eternal  God, 
JL     Thy  Son  sustained  that  heavy  load 
Of  base  reproach  and  sore  disgrace, 
While  shame  defil'd  his  sacred  face. 
*2  The  Jews,  his  brethren  and  his  kin, 
AbusM  the  man  that  check'd  their  sin: 
While  he  fulfill'd  thy  holy  laws, 
They  hate  him,  but  without  a  cause. 

3  "[My  Father's  house,  said  he,  "was  made 
"A  place  for  worship,  not  for  trade;" 
Then  scattering  all  their  gold  and  brass, 
He  scourg'd  the  merchants  from  the  place*! 

4  [Zeal  for  the  temple  of  his  God 
Consum'd  his  life,  expos'd  his  blood: 
Reproaches  at  thy  glory  thrown, 

He  felt  and  mourn'd  them  as  his  own.] 

5  [His  friends  forsook,  his  followers  fled, 
While  foes  and  arms  surround  his  head  ; 
They  curse  him  with  a  sland'rous  tongue, 
And  the  false  judge  maintains  the  wrong. j 

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110  PSALM  70,  71. 

0  His  life  they  load  with  hateful  lies, 
And  charge  his  lips  with  blasphemies: 
They  nail  him  to  the  shameful  tree; 
There  hung  the  man  that  died  for  me. 

7  But  God  beheld*  and  from  his  throne 
Marks  out  the  men  that  hate  his  Son : 
The  hand  that  rais'd  him  from  the  dead, 
Shall  pour  the  vengeance  on  their  head, 
PSALM  70.     C.  M. 

Protection  against  Personal  Enemies 

1  W'N  haste,  O  God,  attend  my  call, 
JL  Nor  hear  my  cries  in  vain; 

Oh  let  thy  speed  prevent  my  fall, 

And  still  my  hope  sustain.  \ 

42  When  foes  insidious  wound  my  name, 
And  tempt  my  soul  astray, 
Then  let  them  fall  with  lasting  shame,. 
To  their  own  plots  a  prey. 
3  While  all  that  love  thy  name,  rejoice 
And  glory  in  thy  word, 
In  thv  salvation  raise  their  voice, 
And  magnify  the  Lord. 
X  Othou,  my  help  in  time  of  need, 
Behold  my  sore  dismay; 
In  pi?y  hasten  to  my  aid 
3Sor  let  thy  grace  delay. 
PSALM  7 1 .     5—9.     First  Part.     C.  M> 

The  aged  Saint's  Reflection  and  Hope. 
"Y  God,  my  everlasting  hope, 
I  live  upon  thy  truth  ; 
Thine  hands  have  held  iny  childhood  up, 
And  strengthen'd  all  my  youth. 

2  My  flesh  was  fashion'd  by  thy  power, 

Wiili  all  these  limbs  of  mine; 
And  from  my  mother's  painful  hour. 
I've  been  entirely  thine. 

3  Still  has  my  life  new  wonders  seen 

Repeated  ev'ry  year; 
Behold,  my  days  that  yet  remain, 
I  trust  them  to  thy  care, 
i  Cast  me  not  off  when  strength  declines. 
When  hoary  hairs  arise; 
And  round  me  let  thy  glory  shine, 
Whene'er  thv  servant  i\ies. 


PSALM  71.  Ill 

5  Then  in  the  hist'ry  of  my  age, 

When  men  review  my  clays, 
They'll  read  thy  love  in  ev'ry  page. 

In  ev'ry  line  thy  praise. 
PSALM  71.   15,  14. 16,-23,-2-2,24,  Second  Part,  CM, 

Christ  our  Strength  and  Righteousness. 
1   "IMY  Saviour,  my  a i mighty  friend, 
jLfJI  When  I  begin  thy   praise, 
Where  will  the  growing  numbers  end, 
The  numbers  of  ihy  grace? 
•2  Thou  art  my  everlasting  trust, 
Thy  goodness  I  adore; 
And  since  I  knew  thy  graces  first, 
I  speak  thy  glories  more. 
*3  My  feet  shall  travel  all  the  length 
Of  the  celestial  road, 
And  march,  with  courage  in  thy  strength* 
To  see  my  Father,  God. 
4  When  I  amfilPd  with  sore  distress 
For  sora#  surprising  sin, 
I'll  plead  thy  perfect  righteousness, 
And  mention  none  but  thine. 
O  How  will  my  lips  rejoice  to  tell 
The  victories  of  my  King; 
My  soul,  redeem'd  from  sin  and  hell, 
Shall  thy  salvation  sing-, 
ij  [My  tongue  shall  al!  the  day  proclaim 
My  Saviour  and  my  God, 
His  dealh  has  brought  my  foes  to  shame. 
And  sav'd  me  by  his  blood. 
7  Awake,  awake,  my  tuneful  powers; 
With  this  dehghtful  song 
I'll  entertain  the  darkest  hours, 
Nor  think  the  season  long. 
PSALM  71.    17— 21.     third  Part.     CM. 

The  Aged  Christian's  Prayer  and  Song;  or,  Old  Age,  Death,  and 

Resurrectio?i. 

]    d^i  OD  of  my  childhood,  and  my  youth, 
^J^  The  guide  of  all  my  days, 
I  havedeclar'd  thy  heav'nly  truth, 
And  told  thy  wund'rous  ways. 
*2  Wilt  thou  forsake  my  hoary  hairs, 
And  leave  my  fainting  heart? 


112  PSALM  72, 

Who  shall  sustain  my  sinking  years^ 
If  God,  my  strength,  depart? 

3  Let  me  thy  power  and  truth  proclaim) 

Before  the  rising  age, 
And  leave  a  savour  of  thy  name 
When  I  shall  quit  the  stage. 

4  The  land  of  silence  and  of  death 

Attends  my  next  remove  ; 
Oh  may  these  poor  remains  of  breath 
Teach  the  wide  world  thy  love! 
PAUSE. 

5  Thy  righteousness  is  deep  and  high, 

Unsearchable  thy  deeds; 
Thy  jf  lory  spreads  beyond  the  sky, 
And  all  my  praise  exceeds. 

6  Of  I  have  I  beard  thy  threat'nings  roar, 

And  oft  endur'd  the  grief; 
But  when  thy  hand  has  press'd  me  sore^ 
Thy  grace  was  my  relief. 

7  By  long  experience  have  I  known 

Thy  sovereign  power  to  save; 
At  thy  command  I  venture  down 
Securely  to  the  grave. 

8  When  I  lie  buried  deep  in  dust, 

My  flesh  shall  be  thy  care; 
These  wither'd  limbs  with  thee  I  trust, 
To  raise  them  strong  and  fair. 

PSALM  72.     First  Part.     L.  M. 

The  Kingdom  of  Christ. 

1  ^1  RE  AT  God,  whose  universal  sway 
\H  The  known  and  unknown  worlds  obev. 
Now  ffive  the  kingdom  to  thv  Son, 
Extetid  his  power,  exalt  his  throne. 

2  Thy  sceptre  well  becomes  his  hands, 
All  heaven  submits  to  his  commands; 
His  justice  shall  avenge  the  poor, 
And  pride  and  rage  prevair  no  more. 

3  With  power  he  vindicates  the  just, 
And  treads  th'  oppressor  in  the  dust; 
His  worship  and  his  fear  shall  last, 

Till  hours,  and  years,  and  time  be  past, 

4  As  rain  on  meadows  newly  mown, 
So  shall  he  send  his  influence  down; 


PSALM  72.  113 

His  grace  on  fainting  souls  distils. 
Like  heav'nly  dew  on  thirsty  hills. 

5  The  heathen  lands  that  lie  beneath 
The  shades  of  overspreading-  death,. 
Revive  at  his  first  dawning  light, 
And  deserts  blossom  at  the  sight. 

6  The  saints  shall  flourish  in  his  days, 
Drest  in  the  robes  of  joy  and  praise; 
Peace,  like  a  river  from  his  throne, 
Shall  flow  to  nations  yet  unknown. 

PS  A  LM  72.     Second  Part.     L.  M, 
Christ's  Kingdom  among  the  Gtntihs 
i      TESUS  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 

O    Does  his  successive  journeys  run; 

His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore. 

Til!  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more* 
2  [Behold  the  nations  with  their  king's; 

There  Europe  her  best  tribute  brings* 

From  north  to  south  the  princes  meet 

To  pay  their  homage  at  his  feet. 
:3  There  Persia,  glorious  to  behold, 

And  India  shines  in  eastern  gold; 

While  western  empires  o*  n  their  Lord^ 

And  savage  tribes  attend  his  word.] 
4  For  him  shall  endless  prayer  be  mades 

And  endless  praises  crown  his  head  ; 

His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 

With  ev'ry  morning  sacrifice. 
-3  People  and  realms  of  <  v'ry  tongue 

Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest  son«*; 

And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 

Their  early  blessings  on  his  name. 

6  Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reio-ns 
The  joyful  pris'ner  bursts  his  chains; 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 
And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

7  [Where  he  displays  his  healing  power, 
l)eath  and  the  curse  are  known  no  more^; 
In  him  the  tribes  of  Adam  boast 
More  blessings  than  their  father  lost. 

8  Let  ev'ry  creature  rise  and  bring 
Peculiar  honours  to  our  King; 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeats  the  loud  amen."}- 


114  PSALM  7a 

PSALM  73.     First  Part.     CM. 

Afflicted  Saints  happy,  and  prosperous  Sinners  cursed. 
I   "TVTOW  I'm  convinced  the  Lord  is  k»nd 
-L*   To  men  of  heart  sincere, 
Yet  once  my  foolish  thoughts  repiu'd, 
And  border'd  on  despair. 
3  I  griev'd  to  see  the  wicked  thrive, 
And  spoke  with  angry  breath, 
"How  pleasant  and  profane  they  live ! 
"  How  peaceful  is  their  death  ! 

3  "With  well-fed  flesh  and  haughty  eyes 

"  They  lay  their  fears  to  sleep  ; 
"  Against  the  heav'ns  their  slanders  rise, 
"  While  saints  in  silence  weep. 

4  "In  vain  I  lift  my  hands  to  pray, 

"And  cleanse  my  heart  in  vain; 
"For  I  am  chasten'd  all  the  dav, 
"The  night  renews  my  pain." 

5  Yet  while  my  tongue  indulg'd  complaints, 

I  felt  my  heart  reprove; 
"Sure  I  shall  thus  offend  thy  saints, 

"And  grieve  the  men  I  love/' 
tj  But  still  I  found  my  doubts  too  hard, 

The  conflict  too  severe  ; 
Till  I  retir'd  to  search  thy  word, 

And  learn  thy  secrets  there. 

7  There,  as  in  some  prophetic  glass, 

I  saw  the  sinner  sit 
High  mounted  on  a  slipp'ry  place 
Beside  a  fiery  pit. 

8  I  heard  the  wretch  profanely  boast. 

Till  at  thy  fro»vn  he  fell; 
His  honours  in  a  dream  were  lost, 
And  he  awakes  in  hell. 

9  Lord,  what  an  envious  fool  I  was! 

How  tike  a  thoughtless  beast ! 
Thus  to  suspect  thy  promis'd  grace, 

And  think  the  wicked  blest. 
10  Yet  I  '.vas  kept  from  full  despair, 

Upheld  by  power  unknown: 
That  blessed  hand  that  broke  the  snare,. 

Shall  guide  me  to  thy  throne. 


PSALM  73.  115 

PSALM  73.     22—2-.     Second  Part.    C  M. 

God  our  Portion  here  and  hereafter. 

1  £~^  OD,  my  supporter  mid  my  hope, 
\JK  My  help  for  ever  near, 
Thine  arm  or'  merry  held  me  up 

When  sinking  in  despair. 

2  Thy  counsels,  Lord,  shall  guide  my  feet 

Thro'  lire's  bewildered  rare; 
Thine  hand  conduct  me  near  thy  seat, 
To  dwell  before  thy  f  ce. 

3  Were  I  in  heuv  n  without  my  God, 

'Twould  he  no  joy  to  me; 
And  whilst  this  earth  is  tnv  abode, 
I  long-  for  none  but  thee. 

4  What  if  the  springs  of  life  were  broke. 

And  flesh  and  heart  should  faint, 
God  is  my  souPs  eternal  rock, 
The  strenth  of  ev'ry  saint. 

5  Behold  the  sinners  that  remove 

Far  from  thy  presence  die; 
Nor  all  the  idol-gods  they  love 
Can  save  them  when  they  cry. 

6  But  to  draw  near  to  thee,  my  God, 

Shall  be  my  sweer  employ; 
My  tongue  shall  sound  thy  works  abroad, 
And  tell  the  world   my  joy. 
PSALM  73.      22,  3,  tf,  17—20.     L.  M, 

The  Prosperity  of  Sinners  cursed. 

1  ORD,  what  a    houghtle«s  wretch  was  I, 
-*-^   To  mourn,  and  murmur,  and  repine, 
To  see  the  wicked  placd  on  high, 

In  pride  and  robes  of  houour  shine. 

2  But  oh  !  their  end,  their  dreadful  end  ! 
Thy  sanctuary  taught  me  so: 
On  slipp'ry  rocks  I  see  them  stand, 
And  fiery  billows  roll  below. 

3  Now  let  them  boast  how  tall  they  rise, 
I'll  never  envy  them  again, 
There  they  mny  stand  with  haughty  eyes. 
Till  they  plunge  deep  in  endless  pain. 

4  Their  fancied  joys  how  fast  they  flee ! 
Like  dreams  us  fleeting  and  as  vain  ; 
Their  songs  of  softest  harmony 
Are  but  a  prelude  to  their  pain. 


J 16  PSALM  IS. 

5  Now  I  esteem  their  minh  and  wine, 
Too  dear  to  purchase  with  my  blood;* 
!Lord  'tis  enough  that  thou  art  mine, 
My  life,  my  portion,  mid  my  <>od. 
PSALM  73.    S.  M. 

The  Mystery  of  Providence  unfolded' 

1  DURE  sheiks  a  righteous  God, 
£3   Nor  is  religion  vain; 

Tho'  men  of  vice  may  boast  aloud, 
And  men  of  grace  complain. 

2  I  saw  the  wicked  rise, 

And  felt  my  heai  t  repine, 
While  haughty  fools  with  scornful  eyes^ 
In  robes  of  honour  shine. 

3  £Pamper*d  with  wanton  ease, 

Their  flesh  looks  full  and  fair, 
Their  wealth  rolls  in  like  flowing  seas; 
And  grows  w  ithout  their  care. 

4  Free  from  the  plagues  and  pains 

That  pious  souls  endure, 
Thro'  all  theirlife  oppression  reigns, 
And  racks  the  humble  poor. 

5  Their  impious  tongues  blaspheme 

The  everlast  ng  God: 
Their  malice  blasts  the  good  man'«  name^. 
And  spreads  their  lies  abroad. 

#  But  I,  with  flowsng  tears, 

Indulged  my  doubts  to  rise  ; 
"  Is  there  a  God  that  sees  or  hears 
"The  things  below  the  skies?"] 
7  The  tumult  of  my  thought 
Held  me  in  hard  suspense, 
Till  to  thy  house  my  feet  were  brought 
To  learn  thy  justice  thence. 
$  Thy  word  with  light  ami  power, 
Did  my  mistake  amend; 
I  view'd  the  sinner's  life  before, 
But  here  I  learnt  their  end. 

#  On  what  a  slipp'ry  steep 

The  thoughtless  wretches  go ! 
And  oh!  that  dreadful  fiery  deep 
That^aits  their  fall  below! 
?0  Lord,  at  thy  teet  I  bow, 

My  thoughts  no  more  repine  ; 


PSALM  74  llV 

I  call  iny  God  ray  portion  now, 
And  al!  my  poH%M  are  thine, 
PSALM  74.     CM. 

The  Church  pleading  with  God  under  sore  P&rsecUtten- 

i  YV  *^l  ('o<l  -f<'' evei  cas' US  °^' 

▼  ▼      His  wrath  for  evei  smoke 
Against  the  people  of  his  love, 

ii  is  little  chosen  flock  ? 
'2  Think  of  the  tribes  so  dearly  bought 

With  their  Redeemer's  hiood; 
Nor  let  thy  Zion  be  forgot, 

Where  once  thy  glory  stood. 
"3  Lift  up  thy  feel,  and  march  in  haste. 

Aloud  our  ruin  calls; 
See  what  a  wide  and  fearful  waste 

Is  made  within  thy  walls. 

4  Where  once  thv  churches  pray'd  and  sang 

Tby  foes  profanely  rage; 
Amid  thy  gates  their  ensigns  hang. 
And  there  their  hosts  engage. 

5  How  are  the  seat*  of  worship  broke? 

They  tear  the  buildings  down, 
And  he  that  deals  the  heaviest  stroke 
Procu  es  the  chief  renown. 
*>  With  flames  they  threaten  to  destroy 
Thy  children  in  their  rest; 
"Come  let  us  burn  at  onc^,  they  cry. 
"The  temple  and  the  priest." 

7  And  stdl  to  heighten  our  distress, 

Thy  presence  is  withdrawn; 
Thy  wonted  signs  of  power  and  grace. 
Thy  power  and  grace  are  gone. 

8  No  prophet  speaks  to  calm  our  grief, 

But  all  in  silence  mourn  ; 
Nor  know  the  times  of  our  relief, 
The  hour  of  thy  return. 
PAUSE. 
0  How  long,  eternal  God,  how  long 
Shall  men  of  pride  blaspheme? 
Shall  saints  be  made  their  endless  song. 
And  bear  immortal  shame? 
10  Cansi  thou  tor  ever  sit  and  hear 
Thine  holy  name  profan'd  ? 


'TI8  PSALM  75. 

And  still  thy  jealousy  forbear, 
And  still  withhold  thine  hand? 

11  What  strange  deliverance  hast  thou  shown* 

In  ages  long:  before? 
And  now  no  o-her  God  we  own, 
fto  other  God  adore. 

12  Thou  didst  divide  the  raging  sea 

By  thy  resistless  might, 
To  make  thy  tribes  a  wosid'rous  way. 
And  then  secure  their  flight. 

13  Is  not  the  world  of  nature  thine, 

The  darkness  and  the  day? 
Didst  thou  not  bid  the  morning  shine, 
And  mark  the  sun  his  way  ? 

14  Hath  not  thy  power  form'd  ev?ry  coast. 

And  set  the  earth  its  bounds, 
With  summer's  heat  and  winter  s  frostr 
In  their  perpetual  rounds? 

15  And  shall  the  sons  of  earth  and  dust 

That  sacred  power  blaspheme? 
Will  not  thy  hand  that  form'd  them  first 
Avenge  thine  injur'd  name? 

16  Think  on  the  cov'nant  thou  hast  made? 

And  all  thy  words  of  love  ; 
ISor  let  the  birds  of  prey  invade 
And  vex  thy  trembling  dove. 

17  Our  foes  will  triumph  in  our  blood, 

And  make  our  hope  their  jest; 
Plead  thine  own  cause,  almighty  God, 
And  give  thy  children  rest. 

PSALM  75.     L.  M. 

Praise  to  God  for  the  Return  of  Peace. 
i    FIIO  thee,  most  high  and  holy  God, 

A     To  thee  our  thankful  hearts  we  raise  ?. 
Thy  works  declare  thy  name  abroad, 

Thy  wond'rous  works  demand  our  praise 
2  To  siav'ry  doom'd,  thy  chosen  sons 
Beheld  their  foes  triumphant  rise; 
And  sore  opprest  by  earthly  thrones, 
They  sought  the  Sov'reign  of  the  skies. 
'3  ?Twas  then,  great  God,  with  equal  power, 
Arose  thy  vengeance  and  thy  grace, 
To  scourge  their  legions  from  the  shore* 
And  save  the  remnant  of  thy  race. 


PSALM  7<>.  119 

4  Thy  band  that  form'd  the  restless  main, 
And  reared  the  mountain's  awful  head, 
Bade  raging  seas  their  course  restrain, 
And  desert  wilds  receive  their  dead. 
<3  Such  wonders  never  come  by  chance, 

Nor  can  the  winds  such  blessings  blow; 
'Tis  God,  the  judge,  doth  one  advance, 
'Tis  God  that  lays  another  low. 
9  Let  haughty  tyrants  sink  their  pride, 
Nor  hit  so  high  their  scornful  head; 
But  lay  their  impious  thoughts  a>ide, 
And  own  the  empire  God  hath  made 
PSALM  76.     C.  M. 

fcratl  saved,  and  the  Assy  nam  destroyed;  or.  God's  Vengeance,  against 
his  Enemies  proceeds  from  his  Church. 

1     |~N  Judali,  God  of  old  was  known; 
-■-    Hjs  name  in  Isra'l  great; 
In  Salem  stood  hs  holy  throne, 
And  Zion  was  his  seat. 
"2  Among  the  praises  of  his  saints, 
His  dwelling  there  he  chose; 
There  he  receiv'd  their  just  complaints; 
Against  their  haughty  foes. 

3  From  Zion  went  tys  dreadful  word, 

And  broke  that  tbreat'ning  spear; 
The  bow,  the  arrows,  and  the  sword, 
And  crush'd  th'  Assyrian  war. 

4  What  are  the  earth's  wide  kingdoms  else 

But  mighty  hills  of  prey? 
The  hill  on  which  Jehovah  dwells 
Is  glorious  more  than  they. 

5  'Twas  Zion's  King  thatstopp'd  the  breath 

Of  captaius  and  tfieir  bands: 
The  men  of  might  sleep  fast  in  death 
That  quells  their  warlike  hands. 
$  At  thy  rebuke,  0  Jacob's  God, 
Both  horse  and  chariot  fell: 
Who  knows  the  terrors  of  thy  rod  ! 
Thy  vengeance  who  can  tell? 
7  What  power  can  stand  before  thy  si^ht 
When  once  thy  wrath  appears? 
When  heav'n  slimes  round  with  dreadful  light 
The  earth  adores  and  fears. 
6  When  God,  in  his  own  sov'reign  ways, 
Comes  down  to  save  th'  oppress 


120  PSALM  77. 

The  wrath  of  man  shall  work  his  praise* 
And  he?l  ■  restrain  the  rest. 
D  [Vows  to  the  Lord  and  tribute  bring, 
Ye  princes,  fear  his  frown: 
His  terrors  shake  the  proudest  king", 
And  smite  his  armies  down, 
10  The  thunder  of  his  sharp  rebuke 
Our  haughty  foes  shall  feel ; 
For  Jacob's  God  hath  not  forsook, 
But  dwells  in  Zion  still.] 

PSA  LM  77.     First  Part,     C.  M, 

Melancholy  assaulting,  and  Hope  prevailing. 
1  ^|^0  God  1  cried  with  mournful  voice* 
JL     I  sought  his  gracious  ear, 
In  the  sad  hour  when  trouble  rose 
And  fill'd  my  heart  with  f  ar. 
*2  Sad  were  my  days,  and  dark  my  nights . 
My  soul  refus'd  relief; 
I  thought  on  God,  the  just  and  wise, 
But  thoughts  incfeas'd  my  grief. 

3  Still  I  complain'd,  and  still  oppress'd 

My  heart  began  to  break ; 
My  God,  thy  wrath  forbade  my  rest* 
And  kept  my  eyes  awake. 

4  My  overwhelming  sorrows  grew 

Till  1  could  speak  no  more; 
Then  I  within  myself  withdrew, 

And  calJ'd  thy  judgments  o?er. 
{>  I  called  back  years  and  ancient  times 

When  I  beheld  thy  face  ; 
My  spirit  searched  tor  secret  crimes 

That  might  withhold  thy  grace* 
(j  I  calTd  thy  mercies  to  my  mind, 

Which  I  enjoy'd  before; 
And  will  the  Lord  no  more  be  kind? 

His  face  appear  no  more? 
7  Will  he  for  ever  cast  me  off? 

His  promise  ever  fail  ? 
Has  he  forgot  his  tender  love? 

Shall  anger  still  prevail? 

5  But  1  forbid  this  hopeless   bought, 

This  dark,  despairing  frame, 
Rememb'ring  what  thy  hand  hath  wrought; 
Thy  hand  is  still  the  same. 


PSALM  77.  12 i 

9  Pll  think  again  (if  all  thy  ways, 
And  talk  thy  wonders  o'er 
Thy  wonders  of  recov'ring  grace, 
When  flesh  could  hope  no  more* 
10  Grace  dwells  wifh  Justice  on  the  throne; 
And  men  that  love  thy  word, 
Have  in  thy  sanctuary  known 
Tin1  counsels  of  the  Lord. 

PS  A  LM  77.     Second  Part,     C.  M. 
Comfort  derived  from  ancient  Providence;  or,  Israel  -delivered fro/jt 
Egypt,  and  brought  to  Canaan 

1  fTO W  awful  is  in\  ch.tsi'mng  rod!'/ 
-*--■-  (May  thy  own  children  say) 
•'The  great,  the  wise,  the  dreadful  God 

"  How  holy  is  his  wayi" 

2  Pll  meditate  his  works  ot  old, 

Who  reigns  in  -heav'n  above, 
Pll  hear  his  ancient  wonders  tolel,. 
And  learn  to  trust  his  love. 

3  He  saw  the  house  of  Joseph  lie 

With  Lg)  |  *  s  yoke   opprest; 
Long  be  delay'd  to  hear  their  cry, 
Nor  gave  his  people  rest. 

4  The  sons  of  pious  Jacob  seem'd 

Abandon  d  to  their  foes: 
But  his  almighty  arm  redeemed 

The  nation  whom  he  chose. 
O  From  slavish  chains  besets  'hem  fre^ 

They  follow  where  he  calls; 
He  bade  them  venture  thro'  thesea, 

And  made  the  wa\  es  their  walls, 
i*  The  waters  saw  thee,  mighty  God, 

The  wafers  saw  thee  come; 
Backward  they  fled,  and  frighted  stood. 

To  make  thine  armies  room, 

7  Strange  was  thyjourney  thro'  the  sea^ 

Thy  footsteps,  Lord,  unknown; 
Terrors  attend  the  wond'rous  way 
That  brings  thy  mercies  down. 

8  [Thy  voice,  with  terror  ?u  the  sound, 

Thro'  clouds  and  darkness  broke; 
All  lieav'n  in  lightning1  shone  around, 
And  earth  wjth  thunder  shook. 


L2 


122  PSALM  78. 

9  Thine  arrows  thro'  the  skies  were  burl'd, 
How  glorious  is  the  Lord  ! 
Surprise  and  tremb'ling  seiz'd  the  world,, 
And  ail  his  saints  ador'd. 
19  He  gave  them  w^ter  from  the  rock; 
And  safe,  by  Moses*  hnnd9 
Thro'  a  »iry  desert  led  his  flock. 
To  Canaan's  promised   land.] 

PSALM  78.     First  Part.     C.  M. 

Providence  of  God  recorded;  or,  Pious  Education,  and  Inslructioji  0) 

Children 
{    M    LT  children  hear  Use  mighty  deeds 
JLit   Which  God  performed  of  old; 
Which  in  our  younger  years  we  saw, 
And  which  oui  fathers  told. 
CZ  He  bids  us  make  his  glories  known  ; 
His  works  of  power  and  grace: 
And  we'll  convey  his  wonders  down 
Thro'  ev'ry  rising-  race. 
■\  Our  lips  shall  tell  them  to  our  sous* 
And  they  again  to  theirs, 
That  generations  yet  unborn 
May  teach  them  to  their  heirs. 
4  Thus  shall  they  learn,  in  God  alone 
Their  hope  securely  stands, 
That  they  may  ne'er  forget  his  works* 
But  practice  his  commands. 

PSALM  78      Keftoml  Part.     C.   M. 

Israel's  Rebellion  and 'Punishment ,   or,  (he   Sins  and   CltastiszjmnU  o 

God's  People. 

{  £\H  what  a  stiff',  rebellious  house 

vV    Was  Jacob's  ancient  race  ! 

False  to  their  own  most  solemn  vows, 

And  to  their  Makers  grace 

2  They  broke  the  covenant  r.f  his  love, 

And  did  his  laws  despise, 
Forgot  the  works  he  wrought  to  prove 
His  power  before  their  eyes. 

3  They  saw  the  plagues  on  Egypt  light 

From  his  avenging  hand: 
What  dreadful  tokens  of  his  might 
Spread  o'er  the  stubborn  land, 
i  They  saw  him  cleave  the  mighty  sea, 
And  march'd  with  safety  through, 


PSALM  7ft.  J  23 

With  wat'ry  walls  to  guard  their  way, 
Till  they  had  'scap'd  the  foe. 

5  A  wondVous  pillar  inark'd  the  road^ 

Compos'd  of  shade  and  light; 
By  day  it  prov'd  a  shelt'ring  cloud, 
A  leading  fire  by  night. 

6  He  from  the  rock  their  thirst  supplied  ; 

Theofiishiiijj'  waters  flow'd 
And  ran  in  rivers  by  their  side, 
Along  the  desert  road. 

7  Vet  thev  provok'd  the  Lord  most  high,, 

And  dar'd  distrust  his  hand; 
"Can  he  wi<h  bread  our  host  supply 
"Amidst  'his  barren  land  ? 
<i  The  Lord  with  indignation  heard, 
And  caus'd  his     rath  to  flame: 
His  terrors  ever  stand  prepar'd 
To  vindicate  his  name. 

PSALM  78.     Th.rd  Part.     0.  M. 
The  Punishment  of  Luxury  and   Intemperance;  or,  Chastisement  an& 

Salvation. 

1  "liM7"iiLN  Israel  suiu'd  the  Lord  reprov'd, 

?  ?     An  <  fill'd  their  hearts  with  dread; 
Yet  he  forgave  the  men  he  lov'd, 
And  sent  them  heavenly  bread. 

2  He  fed  them  with  a  lib  raj  hand, 

And  made  his  treasures  known; 
He  gave  the  midnight  clouds  command 
To  pour  provision  down, 
•3  The  manna,  like  a  morning  shower, 
Lay  thick  around  their  feet ; 
The  food  of  heav'n  so  light,  so  pure, 
As  though  'twere  angel's  meat. 
i  But  they  in  murm'ring  language  said, 
"Is  manna  all  our  feast ! 
"We  loathe  this  light,  this  airy  bread; 
"We  must  h.ve  flesh  to  taste, 

5  "Ye  shall  have  flesh  to  please  your  lust/' 

The  Lord  \n  wrath  replied, 
And  sent  them  quails,  like  sand  or  dust 
Heap'd  up  on  evYy  side. 

6  He  give  them  all  their  own  desire; 

And  greedy  as  they  fed, 
His  vengeance  burnt     ;th  secret  fire, 
And  smote  the  rebels  dead. 


124  PSALM  76,  79. 

7  When  some  were  slain,  the  rest  retum'd, 
And  sought  the  Lord  with  tears  ; 
Under  the  rod  they  fear'd  and  mourn'd, 
But  soon  forgot  their  tears. 
S  Oft  he  chastis'd,  and  stdl  forgave, 
Till  by  his  gracious  hand 
The  nation  lie  resolv'd  to  save, 
Possesx'd  the  promis'd  land. 
PSALM  7JS.     82,  #c.     Fourth  Part.     L.  M. 

Backsliding  and  Forgiveness;  or,  Sin  punished  and  saints  savett. 

1  ^^1  RLA  f  God,  bow  oft  did  Isra'l   prove 
\Jf   By  rums  thine  anger  and  ti»y  love! 
Toere  iri  a  glass  our  hearts  may  see 
How  fickle  and  ho     false  they  be. 

2  How  soon  the  faithless  Jews  forgot 

The  dreadful  wonders  God  had  wrought; 
Then  they  provoke  him  to  his  face, 
Nor  fear  li 18  power,  nor  trust  his  grace. 

3  The  Lord  rousiim'd  their  years  in  paiu, 
And  made  their  navels  long  and  vain  ; 
A  tedious  tnarch,  thro'  unknown  ways, 
Wore  out  their  strength,  and  spent  their  days 

4  Oft  when  th  -y  saw  their  brethren  slain, 
They  mournVi  and  sought  the  Lord  again; 
Cali'd  him  the  Rock  of  their  abode, 
Their  high  Redeemer  and  their  God. 

5  Their  prayers  and  vows  before  him  rise, 
As  flatt'nng  words  or  solemn  lies, 
Whiie  their  rebellious  tempers  prove 
False  Jo  his  cov'nani  and  his  love. 

6  Yet  could  his  sov'reign  grace  forgive 
The  men  who  ne'er  deserv'd  to  live; 
His  anger  oft  away  he  turn'd, 

Or  else  with  gentle  flame  it  burn'd. 

7  He  saw  their  flesh  was  weak  and  frail. 
He  saw  temptations  still  prevail ; 
The  God  of  Abram  lov'd  them  still, 
And  led  them  to  his  holy  hill. 

PSALM  7.9.     L.  M. 

For  tht  Distress  of  War. 

I   T3EH0LD,  O  Uod,  what  cruel  foes, 
-*-*   Thy  peaceful  heritage  invade; 
Thy  holy  temple  stands  defil'd, 
In  dust  thy  sacred  walls  are  laid. 


PSALM  80.  125 

2  Wide  o'er  the  vallies,  drench'd  in  blood, 
Thy  people  falfn  in  death  remain  ; 

The  fowls  of heav'n  their  flesh  devour, 
And  savage  beast?  divide  the  slain. 

3  Th'  insulting  foes,  with  impious  rage, 
Reproach  thy  children  to  their  face; 

"  YVhere  is  your  God  of  boasteii  power, 
"  And  where  the  promise  of  his  grace  F? 

4  Deep  from  the  prison  s  horrid  glooms, 
Oh  hear  the  mournful  captive  sigh, 
And  let  thy  sov'reign  power  reprieve  ■ 
The  trembling'  souls  condemn'd  to  die. 

5  Let  those  who  dar'd  t' insult  thy  reign, 
Return  dismay  d  with  endless  sham  , 
While  heathens,  who  thy  grace  despise,    • 
Shall  from  thy  vengeance  learn  thy  name? 

6  So  shall  thy  children  freed  from  death, 
Eternal  songs  of  honour  raise, 

And  every  future  age  shall  tell 
Thy  sov'reign  pow^r  and  pard'ning  grace. 
PSALM  *0      L.  M. 

The  Church's  Prayer  under  Affliction;  or,  the  Vineyard  of  God  waste!?, 

1  fiREAT  Shepherd  of  thine  Israel, 

\_H    Who  didst  between  the  cherubs  dwell, 
And  led  the  tribes,  thy  chosen  sheep, 
Safe  thro'  the  desert  and  the  deep: 

2  Thy  church  is  in  ihe  desert  now: 

Shine  from  on  high,  and  guide  us  through; 

Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore, 

We  shall  besav'd  and  sigh  no  more. 
4  Great  God,  whom  heav'nly  hosts  obey, 

How  long*  shall  we  lament  and  pray? 

And  wait  in  vain  thy  kind  return? 

How  long  shall  thv  fierce  anger  burn  ? 
4  Instead  of  wine  and  cheerful  bread, 

Thy  saints  with  their  own  tears  are  fed  ;r 

Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore, 

We  shall  be  sav'd  and  sigh  no  more. 

PAUSE  THE    FIRST. 

§  Hast  thou  not  planted  with  thy  hands 
A  lovely  vine  in  heathen  lands? 
Did  not  tby  power  defend  it  round, 
And  heavenly  dews  enrich  the  ground? 


126  PSALM  81. 

6  How  did  the  spreading  branches  shoot, 
And  bless  the  nations  with  the  fruit? 
But  now,  dear  Lord,  look  down  and  see 
Thy  mourning*  vine,  that  lovely  tree. 

7  Why  is  her  beauty  thus  defac'd"? 
Why  hast  thou  laid  her  fenres  waste? 
Strangers  and  foes  against  her  join, 
And  ev'ry  beast  devours  the  vine, 

S  Return,  almighty  God,  return; 

Nor  let  thy  bleeding  vineyard  mourn; 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore, 
We  shall  be  sav'd  and  sigh  no  more. 

PAUSE    THE    SECOND. 

0  Lord,  when  this  vine  in  Canaan  grew, 
Thou  wast  its  strength  and  glory  too; 
Attack'd  in  vain  by  all  its  foes, 
Till  the  fair  branch  of  promise  rose. 

10  Fair  branch,  ordain'd  of  old  to  shoot 
From  David's  stock,  from  Jacob's  root; 
Himself  a  noble  vine,  and  we 

The  lesser  branches  of  the  tree. 

11  'Tis  thy  own  Son  ;  and  he  shall  stand 
Girt  with  thy  strength  at  thy  right  hand; 
Thy  first-born  Son,  adorn'd  and  bbst 
With  power  and  grace  above  the  rest. 

12  Oh!  for  his  sake  attend  our  cry, 
Shine  on  thy  churches  lest  they  die  : 
Turn  us  to  thee,  thy  love  restore, 

W    shall  be  sav'd,  and  sigh  no  more. 
PSALM  81.     1,8—  S6,     S.  M. 
The  Warning  of  God  to  his  People ;  or.  spiritual  Blessings  tend  Pun->: 

ishments. 

^<1NG  to  the  Lord  aloud, 
And  m"a!e  a  joyful  noise: 
God  is  our  strength,  our  Saviour  God ; 
Let  Isra'l  hear  his  voice. 
■2  "  From  idols  false  and  vain, 
"  Preserve  my  rites  divine; 
"  I  am  the  Lord  who  broke  thy  chain 
"  Of  slavery  and  of  sin. 
3  "  Stretch  thy  desires  abroad, 
"And  I'll  supply  them  well; 
"  But  if  ye  will  refuse  your  God^ 
"If  lsra'1  will  rebel; 


s 


PSALM  82,  83.  127. 

4  "111  leave  tbera  (saith  the  Lord,) 

41  To  their  own  lusts  a  prey, 
"  And  let  fern  run  the  dang'rous  road* 
"'Tis  their  own  cho>en  way. 

5  "  Yet  oh  !  that  all  my  saints 

"Would  heat  ken  to  my  voice! 
»*Soon  I  would  ease  their  >ore  complaints.;, 
"And  bid  their  hearts  rejoice. 

6  "  While  I  destroy  their  foes, 

"I'll  richly  feed  my  flock, 
"And  they  shall  taste  the  stream  that  flows 
"From  their  eternal  Rock." 
PSALM  82.     L.  M 

God  the  supreme  Governor ;  or,  Magistrates  warned- 

1  A   MONG  th'  assemblies  of  th.   great, 
ilL    A  greater  Ruler  takes  his  seat ; 
The  God  of  heav'n  as  Judge  surveys 
Those  gods  on  earth  and  all  their  ways, 

2  Why  wdl  ye  frame  oppressive  laws? 
Or  why  support  th'  unrighteous  cause? 
When  will  ye  once  defend  the  poor, 
That  foes  may  vex  the  saints  no  more? 

3  They  know  not,  Lord,  nor  will  they  know  5- 
Dark  are  the  ways  in  which  they  go; 
Their  name  oi  earthly  gods  is  vam, 

For  they  shall  fall  and  die  like  men. 

4  Arise,  O  Lord,  and  let  thy  Son 
Possess  his  universal  throne, 
And  rule  the  nations  with  his  rod ; 
He  is  our  Judge,  and  he  our  God. 

PSALM  S3,     s.  M. 

A  Complaint  against  Persecutors.- 

1  A  ND  will  tile  God  ol  grace 
_/jL  Perpetual  silence  keep  ? 
The  God  of  Justice  hold  his  peace,, 

And  iet  hi*-  vengeance  sleep? 

2  Behold  what  cursed  snares 

The  men  oi  mischief  spread  ; 
The  men  that  hate  thy  saints  and  thee.- 
Lift  up  their  threat'ning  head. 

3  Against  thy  hidden  ones, 

Their  counsels  they  employ, 
And  malice,  with  her  watchful  eye, 
Pursues  them  to  destroy. 


128  PSALM  84. 

4  "  Come,  let  us  join  (they  cry) 

"  To  root  them  from  the  ground, 
"Till  not  the  name  of  saints  remain, 
"Nor  mem'ry  shall  be  found." 

5  Awake,  almighty  God, 

And  call  thy  wrath  to  mind  ; 
Give  them  like  forests  to  the  fire, 
Or  stubble  to  the  wind. 
(j  Convince  their  madness,  Lord, 
And  make  ?hem  seek  thy  name; 
Or  else  their  stubborn  rage  contound; 
That  they  may  die  in  shame. 
7  Then  shall  the  nations  know 
I  hy  glorious,  dreadful  word, 
Jehovah  is  thy  name  alone, 
And  thou  the  sov'reijrn  Lord. 

PSALM      4.     First  Part.     L.  M? 
The  Pleasure  of  Public  Worship. 
i    JTJ OW  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair, 
JTM.  O  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  dwellings  are; 
With  long  desire  my  spirit  faiuts, 
To  meet  th?  assemblies  of  thy  saints. 

2  My  flesh  uould  rest  in  thine  abode; 
My  panting  he        <  ries  out  for  God  ; 
My  God  !   my  K  ng!      hy  should  I  be 
So  far  from  all  my  joys  ami  thee! 

3  The  sparrow  chooses  where  to  rest, 
And  for  her  young  provides  her  nest ; 
But  will  my  iUn\  to  sparrows  grant 
That  pleasure  which  his  children  want! 

4  Blest  are  the  saints  who  sit  on  high, 
Around  thy  throne  abov^  the  sky; 
Thy  brightest  glories  shine  above, 
And  all  their  work  is  praise  and  love* 

5  Blest  are  the  souls  who  find  a  place 
Within  the  temple  of  thy  grace; 
There  they  behold  thy  gentler  rays, 
And  seek  thy  face,  and  learn  thy  praise* 

ii  Blest  are  the  men  whose  hearts  are  set 

To  find  the  way  to  Zion's  gate; 

God  is  their  strength,  and  thro*  the  road 

They  lean  upon  their  helper,  God. 
7  Cheerful  they  walk  with  gi owing  strength? 

Till  all  shall  meet  in  heav'n  at  length; 


PSALM  84.  1%J 

Till  all  before  thy  face  appear, 
And  join  in  nobler  worship  there. 

PSALM  84.     Second  Part.     L.  M. 
God  and  his  Church ;  or,  Grace  and  Glory. 

1  f*i  REA T  God,  attend  while  Zion  sings 
VJT  The  joy  that  from  thy  presence  springs 
To  spend  one  day  with  thee  on  earth 
Exceeds  a  thousand  days  of  mirth, 

2  Might  I  enjoy  the  meanest  place 
Within  thy  house,  O  God  of  grace, 
Not  tents  of  ease,  nor  thrones  of  power 
Should  tempt  my  feet  to  leave  thy  door. 

3  God  is  our  sun,  he  makes  our  day  ; 
God  is  our  shield,  he  guards  our  way 
From  all  th'  assaults  of  hell  and  sin, 
From  foes  without  and  foes  within, 

4  All  needfu!  grace  will  God  bestow, 
And  crown  that  grace  with  glory  too  : 
He  gives  os  all  things,  and  withholds 
No  real  good  from  upright  souls. 

5  O  God,  our  King,  whose  sovereign  sway 
The  glorious  hosts  of  heav'n  obey. 
And  devils  at  thy  presence  flee; 

Blest  is  the  man  that  trusts  in  thee*. 

PSALM  84.     1,2,3—10.     CM. 

Paraphrased 
Delight  in  Ordinances  of  Worship ;  or,  God  present  in  kls  Churchti 

1  .%4|Ysoul,  how  lovely  is  the  place 
1T4  To  which  thy  God  resorts ! 
'Tis  heav'n  to  see  his  smiling  face, 

Tho?  in  his  earthly  courts. 

2  There  the  great  monarch  of  the  skies 

His  saving  power  displays, 
And  light  breaks  in  upon  our  eyes, 

With  kind  and  quick'ning  rays. 
'3  With  his  rich  g-ifts  the  heav'n'y  Dove 

Descends  and  fills  the  place, 
While  Christ  reveals  his  wond'rous  lov*4 

And  sheds  abroad  his  grace. 
4  There,  mighty  God,  thy  words  declare 

The  secrets  of  thy  will : 
And  still  we  seek  thy  mercies  there* 

And  sing  thy  praises  still. 

M 


130  PSALM  84, 

PAUSE. 

5  My  heart  and  flesh  cry  out  for  thee, 
While  far  from  thine  abode; 
When  shall  1  tread  thy  courts  and  set 
My  Saviour  and  my  God  ? 
G  The  sparrow  builds  herself  a  nest, 
And  suffers  no  remove  ; 
Oh  make  me  like  the  sparrows,  blest* 
To  dwell  but  where  I  love. 

7  To  sit  one  day  beneath  thine  eye, 

And  hear  thy  gracious  voice, 
Exceeds  a  whole  eternity 
Employ'd  in  carnal  joys. 

8  Lord,  at  thy  threshold  I  would  wait; 

While  Jesus  is  within, 
Rather  than  fill  a  throne  of  state 
Among  the  tents  of  sin. 
,0  Could  I  command  the  spacious  land* 
And  the  more  bound less sea, 
For  one  blest  hour  at  thy  right  hand 
Pd  give  them  both  a-.vay. 

PSALM  84.     As  the  148th  Psalm. 

Longing  for  the  House  of  God' 

1  ORD  of  the  worlds  above, 
JL_J  How  pleasant  and  how  fair 
The  dwellings  of  thy  love, 

Thy  earthly  temples  are; 
To  thine  abode 
My  heart  aspires  with  warm  desires 
To  see  my  God. 

2  The  sparrow  for  her  young 

With  pleasure  seeks  a  nest. 
And  wand'ring  swallows  long 
To  find  their  wonted  rest; 
My  spirit  faints 
With  equal  zeal  to  rise  and  dwdl 
Among  thy  saints. 

3  0  happy  souls  that  pray, 

Where  God  appoints  to  hear; 
O  happy  men  that  pay 

Their  constant  service  there! 
They  praise  thee  still; 
And  happy  they  that  love  the  way* 
To  Zion's  hill. 


PSALM  85.  13! 

I  They  go  from  strength  to  strength, 
Thro'  this  dark  vale  of  tears, 
Till  each  arrives  at  length, 
Till  each  in  heav'n  appears; 
O  glorious  seat, 
When  God  our  King  shall  thither  bring 
Our  willing  feet! 

PAUSE, 
To  spend  one  sacred  day 

Where  God  and  saints  abide? 
Affords  diviner  joy 

Than  thousand  days  beside; 
Where  God  resorts, 
[  love  it  more  to  keep  the  door 
Than  shine  in  courts. 
43  God  is  our  sun  and  shield, 

Our  light  and  our  defence; 
W^ith  gifts  his  hands  are  filPd; 
We  drew  our  blessings  thence; 
He  shall  bestow 
On  Jacob's  race  peculiar  grace 
And  glory  too. 
7  The  Lord  his  people  loves; 
His  hand  no  good  withholds 
From  those  his  heart  approves. 
From  pure  and  pious  souls: 
Thrice  happy  he, 
O  God  of  hosts,  whose  spirit  trusts 
Alone  in  thee. 

PSALM  K5.      I— S.     First  Part.     L.  M. 

:  Faiting  for  an  Answer  to  Prayer;  or,  Deliverance  begun  and  completed. 

1  ORD,  thou  hast  calPd  fby  grace  to  mind, 
-Li    Th»u  hast  reversed  our  heavy  doom: 
So  God  fargave  when  lsra'1  sinn'd, 

An^  brought  his  wand'ring  captives  home. 

2  Thou  hast  begun  to  set  us  free, 
And  made  thy  fiercest  wrath  abate: 
Now  let  our  hearts  be  turn'd  to  thee, 
And  our  salvation  be  complete. 

3  Revive  our  dying  graces,  Lord, 
Aud  let  thy  saints  in  thee  rejoice; 
Make  known  thy  truth,  fulfil  thy  word. 
We  wait  for  praise  to  tune  our  voice. 

4  We  wait  to  hear  what  God  will  say  ; 
He'll  speak,  and  give  his  people  peace  r 


<32  PSALM  85,  86,  87, 

But  let  them  run  no  more  astray, 
Lest  bis  returning  wrath  increase. 

PSALM  85.     9,$c.     Second  Part,     CM. 
Salvation  by  Christ. 
i   O  ALVATION  is  for  ever  nigh 

^  The  souls  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lord.* 

And  grace  descending  from  on  high 

Fresh  hopes  of  glory  shall  afford. 
3  Mercy  aud  truth  on  earth  are  met, 

Since  Christ  the  Lord  came  down  from  heav?n^ 

By  his  obedience,  so  complete, 

Justice  is  pleased,  and  peace  is  giVn, 

3  Now  truth  and  honour  shall  abound, 
Religion  dwell  on  earth  again, 

And  beav'nly  influence  bless  the  ground 
In  our  Redeemer's  gentler  reign. 

4  His  righteousness  is  gone  before, 
To  give  us  free  access  to  God ; 

Our  wand'ring  feet  shall  stray  no  more, 
But  mark  his  steps  and  keep  the  road. 
PSALM  86.    8—12.     C.  M 

A  general  Song  of  Praise  to  God. 

1  A  MONG  the  princes,  earthly  gods* 
JjL.  There's  none  hath  power  divine: 
Nor  is  their  nature,  mighty  Lord, 

Nor  are  their  works  like  thine. 

2  The  nations  thou  hast  made  shall  bring 

Their  offerings  round  thy  throne; 
For  tbou  alone  dost  woud'rous  things. 
For  thou  art  God  alone. 

3  Lord,  1  would  walk  with  holy  feet9 

Teach  me  thine  heav'nly  ways, 
And  all  my  wand'ring  thoughts  unite 
In  God  my  Father's  praise. 

4  Great  is  thy  mercy,  and  my  tongue 

Shall  those  sweet  wonders  tell,  • 

How  by  thy  grace  my  sinking  soul 
Rose  from  the  deeps  of  hell. 

PSALM  87.     L.  M. 

The  Church  the  Birth  place  of  the  Saints;  or,  Jews  and  Gentiles  Unit!  & 

in  the  Christian  Church. 
1    g^OD  in  his  earthiy  ternpie  lays 

Foundation  for  his  earthly  praise; 


PSALM  88-  133 

He  likes  the  tents  of  Jacob  well* 
But  still  in  Zion  loves  to  dwell. 
&  His  mercy  visits  ev'ry  house, 

That  pay  their  night  and  morning  vows; 
But  makes  a  more  delightful  stay 
Where  churches  meet  to  praise  and  pray} 

3  What  glories  were  described  of  old! 
What  wonders  are  in  Zion  told  ! 
Thou  city  of  our  God  below, 

Thy  fame  shall    Tyre  and  Egypt  know* 

4  Egypt  and  Tv  re,  and  Greek  and  Jew, 
Shall  there  begin  their  lives  anew : 
Angels  and  men  shall  join  to  sing* 
The  hill  where  living  waters  spring-. 

5  When  God  makes  up  his  last  account 
Of  natives  in  his  holy  mount, 

'Twill  be  an  honour  to  appear 

As  one  new-born  and  nourish'd  there. 

PSALM  88.     As  the  1 13th  Psalm, 

Loss  of  Friends,  and  Absence  of  Divine  Gracei 
■  I    d~\   GOD  of  my  salvation,  hear 

\J    My  nightly  groan,  my  daily  prayer, 

That  still  employ  my  wasting  breath  $ 
My  soul,  declining  to  the  grave, 
Implores  thy  sovereign  power  to  save 

From  dark  despair  and  lasting  deatb„ 
2  Thy  wrath  lies  heavy  on  my  soul, 
And  waves  of  sorrow  oer  me  roll, 

While  dust  and  silence  spread  the  gloom; 
My  friends  belov'd  in  happier  days, 
The  dear  companions  of  my  ways, 

Descend  around  me  to  the  tomb, 
S  As,  lost  in  lonely  grief,  I  tread 
The  mournful  mansions  of  the  dead, 

Or  to  some  throng'd  assembly  go? 
Thro'  all  alike  I  rove  alone, 
While,  here  forgotten,  there  unknown 

The  change  renews  my  piercing  wo. 
I  And  why  will  God  neglect  my  call? 
Or  who  shall  profit  by  my  fall, 

When  life  departs  and  love  expires? 
Can  dust  and  darkness  praise  the  Lord* 
Of  wake,  or  brighten  at  his  word, 

rArid  June  the  harp  with  heav'nly  choirs? 

M2 


134  PSALM  89. 

5  Yet  thro'  each  melancholy  day 

I've  pray'd  to  thee,  and  still  will  pray, 

Imploring  stil!  thy  kind  return: 
But  oh !  my  friends,  my  comfort's  fled, 
And  all  my  kindred  uf  the  dead 

Retail  mv  wa  nd'r  ng   noughts  to  mourn, 
PSALM  89.     L.  M. 

The  Covenant  made  with  Christ;  or,  the  true  Daxidl 
i   ~jjV)K  ever  shall  rny  song  record 
J-         he  truth  and  mere)  of  the  Lord; 
Mercy  and  truth  for  ever  stand 
Like  heav'n  established  by  his  hand. 
2  Thus  to  his  Son  he  sware  and  said, 
"  With  thee  my  cov'nant  first  is  made; 
"In  thee  shall  dying  sinners  live; 
"  Glorv  and  grace  are  thine  to  g*ive. 
•J  "Be  thou  my  prophet,  thou  my  priest; 
"Ti:y  children  shall  be  ever  blest; 
"Thou  art  my  chosen  King,  thy  throne 
"Sh* II  stand  eternal  like  my  own. 
4  "There's  none  of  all  my  sons  above 
"So  much  my  image  or  my  love; 
"GelesttaJ  powers  thy  subjects  are, 
"Then  what  can  earth  to  thee  compare? 
•j  "David,  ni)  servant,  whom  I  chose 
"To  guard  my  flock,  to  crush  my  foes  5 
"And  rais'd  him  to  the  Jewish  throne, 
"  W»s  but  a  shadow  of  my  Son." 
Q  Now  let  the  church  rejoic*  and  sing 
Jesus  her  Saviour  and  her  King: 
Angels  his  heav'nly  wonders  show, 
And  saints  declare  his  works  below. 

PSALM  m     First  Part.     C.  M* 
The  Faithfulness  of  God 
Y  never-ceasing  song  shall  show 
The  meicies  of  the  Lord  ; 
And  make  succeeding  ages  know 
How  faithful  is  his  word. 
2  The  sacred  truths  his  lips  pronounce 
Shall  firm  as  heav'n  endure; 
And  if  he  spake  a  promise  once, 
Th'  eternal  grace  is  sure. 
8  How  long  the  race  of  David  held 
The  promis'd  Jewish  throne  ! 


PSALM  80.  185 

But  there's  a  nobler  cov'nant  seaPd 
To  David's  greater  Son. 

4  His  seed  for  ever  shall  possess 

A  throne  above  the  skies; 
The  meanest  subjects  of  his  grace 
Shall  to  that  glory  rise. 

5  Lord  God  of  hosts,  thy  wond'rous  ways 

Are  sung  by  saints  above: 
And  saints  on  earth  their  honours  raise 
To  thy  unchanging  love. 
PSALM  *9.     7,  &c.     Second  Part.    C.  M, 

The  Power  and  Majesty  of  God;  or  Reverential  Worship, 

1  X7I7TTH  rev'rence  let  the  saints  appear, 

»  *      And  bow  b  .fore  the  Lord, 
His  high  commands  with  rev'rence  hear? 
And  tremble  at  his  word. 

2  How  terrible  thy  glories  rise! 

How  bright  thine  armies  shine! 
Where  is  the  power  with  thee  that  vies^ 
Or  truth  compar'd  with  thine. 

3  The  northern  pole  and  southern  rest 

On  thy  supporting  hand  ; 
Darkness  and  day,  from  east  to  west. 

Move  round  at  thy  command. 
i  Thy  words  the  raging  winds  controu!, 

And  rule  the  boist'rous  deep  : 
Thou  mak'st  the  sleeping  biliows  roll, 

The  rolling  billows  slfep. 
5  Heav'n,  earth,  and  air,  and  sea  are  thine, 

And  the  dark  world  of  hell ; 
They  saw  thine  arm  in  vengeance  shine 

When  Egypt  durst  rebel. 
ti  Justice  and  judgment  are  thy  throne, 

Vet  wond'rous  is  thy  grace! 
While  truth  and  mercy  join'd  in  one, 

Invite  us  near  thy  face, 

PSALM  89.     |5,  &o      Third  Part.     C.  M, 

A  Blessed  Gospel 
1    ]OLESS'D  are  the  souls  who  hear  and  know 
JO  The  gospel's  joyful  sound  ! 
Peace  shall  attend  the  path  they  go, 
And  light  their  steps  surround. 
'2  Their  joy  shall  bear  their  spirits  up 
Through  their  Redeemer's  name; 


136  PSALM  89. 

His  righteousness  exalts  their  hope;- 
And  fills  their  foes  with  shame. 

3  The  Lord  our  glory  and  deieuce, 

Strength  and  salvation  gives; 
Israel,  thy  King  for  ever  reigns, 
Thy  Cod  for  ever  lives. 

PS\LMh9.     19,  &c     Fourth  Part.     CM. 
Christ's  Mediatorial  Kingdom;  or,  his  Divine  and  Human  Nature 

1  ~E      hAi<  what  the  Lord  in  vision  said, 
JLit   And  made  his  merries  known: 
"Sinners,  behold,  your  help  is  laid 

"On  my  almighty  Son. 

2  "Behold  the  man  my  wisdom  chose 

"  Among  your  mortal  race; 
"His  head  my  holy  oil  outflows, 

"  With  full  supplies  of  g!Hce. 
^  "High  shall  he  reign  on  David's  throne** 

"My  people's  better  Ring: 
"My  arm  shall  beat  his  rivals  down, 

"  And  still  new  subjects  bring. 

4  "My  truth  shall  guard  him  in  his  way, 

"With  mercy  by  hts  side: 
"While  \n  my  name,  o'er  earth  and  sea^ 
"He  shall  in  triumph  ride. 

5  "  Me  for  his  father  and  his  God, 

"  He  shall  tor  ever  own, 
"  Call  me  his  rock,  his  high  abode, 
"  And  HI  support  my  Son. 

6  "My  first-born  Sou,  array'd  in  grace, 

"  \t  my  right  hand  shall  sit, 
"Beneath  him  angels  kn<>w  their  place,. 
And  monarchs  at  his  feet. 

7  "  My  covenant  stands  for  ever  fast, 

"  My  promises  are  strong; 
"Firm  as  the  heavens  his  throne  shall  last^ 
"  His  seed  endure  as  long.'1 
PSALM  89.     30,  &c.     Fifth  Part.     CM. 

The  Covenant  of  Grace  unchangeable;  or,  Affliction  without  Rejection, 

1  "'^i/T  (suih  the  Lord)   f  David's  race, 
M.     "  The  children  of  my  Son, 
"Should  break  my  laws,  abuse  my  grace, 
"  And  tempt  mine  anger  down  ; 

3  **  Their  sins  I'll  visit  with  the  rod; 

"And  make  their  folly  smart; 


PSALM  89.  MP 

"  But  I'll  not  cease  to  be  their  God, 
"  Nor  from  my  truth  depart. 

3  "  My  covenant  I  will  ne'er  revoke, 

"  But  keep  my  "race  in  mind  ; 
"  And  what  eternal  love  hath  spoke, 
"Eternal  truth  shall  bind. 

4  "  Once  have  I  sworn,  I  need  no  more, 

"  And  pledg'd  my  holiness, 
"To  seal  the  sacred  promise  sure 
"  To  David  and  his  race. 

5  "  The  sun  shall  see  his  offspring  rise 

"  And  spread  from  sea  to  sea, 
"  Long*  as  he  travels  round  the  skies, 
"To  give  the  nations  day. 

6  li  Sure  as  the  moou  that  rules  the  night 

"His  kingdom  shall  endure, 
"Till  the  fix'd  laws  of  shade  and  light 
"  Snail  be  observ'd  no  more.'* 
PSALM  89.     47,  &c.     Sixth  Part.     L.  M. 

Mortality  and  Hope. 
A    FUNERAL    PSALM. 

1  TJEMEMBER,  Lord,  out  mortal  state, 
J-V  How  frail  our  life,  how  short  our  date! 
Where  is  the  man  that  draws  his  breath 
Safe  from  disease,  secure  from  death  ? 

2  Lord,  while  we  see  whole  nations  die, 
Our  flesh  and  strength  repine  and  cry, 
"  Must  Death  for  ever  rage  and  reign  ? 
"  Or  hast  thou  made  mankind  in  vain? 

3  "  Where  is  thy  promise  to  the  just? 
"Are  not  thy  servants  turn'd  to  dust?'5 
But  faith  forbids  these  mournful  sighs, 
And  sees  the  sleeping  dust  arise. 

4  That  glorious  hour,  that  dreadful  day, 
Wipes  the  reproach  of  saints  away, 
And  dears  the  honour  of  thy  word  : 
Awake,  our  souls,  and  bless  the  Lord, 

PSALM  NQ.     47,  &c.     Last  Part, 

As  the  113th  Psalm. 

Life,  Death,  and  the  Resurrection. 

I    FilHINK,  mighty  God,  on  feeble  man, 
JL     How  few  his  hours,  how  short  his  span* 
Short  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave : 


138  PSALM  90. 

Who  can  secure  his  vital  breath 
Against  the  bold  demands  of  death, 
With  skill  to  fly,  or  power  to  save? 

2  Lord,  shall  it  be  for  ever  said, 
"The  race  of  man  was  only  made 

"  For  sickness,  sorrow,  and  the  dust?,! 
Are  not  thy  servants,  .day  by  day, 
Sent  to  their  graves  and  tuni'd  to  clay  ? 

Lord,  where's  thy  kindness  to  the  just? 

3  Hast  thou  not  promis  d  to  thy  Son, 
And  all  his  seed,  a  heav'nly  crown? 

But  flesh  and  sense  indulge  despair; 
For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
That  faith  can  read  his  holy  word, 

And  find  a  resurrection  there. 
I  For  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
Who  gives  his  saints  a  lono-  reward 

For  all  their  toil,  reproach,  and  pain; 
Let  all  below,  and  all  above, 
Join  to  proclaim  thy  wond'rous  love, 

And  each  repeat  their  loud  Amen. 
P*ALM  90.     L.  M. 

Man  mortal,  and  God  eternal. 
A    MOURNFUL    SONG    AT    A    FUNERAL. 

1  F11HR(  »UGH  ev  ry  age,  eternal  God, 

1      Thou  art  our  rest,  our  safe  abode ; 
High  was  thy  throne  ere  heav'n  was  made, 
Or  earth  thy  humble  footstool  laid. 

2  Long  hadst  thou  reigned  ere  time  began, 
Or  dust  was  fashion'd  into  man; 

And  long  thv  king-dom  shall  endure 
When  earth  and  time  shall  be  no  more. 

3  But  man,  weak  man,  is  born  to  die, 
Made  up  of  guilt  and  vanity: 

Thy  dreadful  sentence,  Lord,  was  just, 
"  fteturn,  ye  sinners,  to  your  dust." 

i  £A  thousand  of  our  years  amount 
Scarce  to  a  day  in  thine  account; 
Like  yesterday's  departed  light, 
Or  the  last  watch  of  ending  night.] 
PAUSE. 

5  Death;'  like  an  overflo    ing  stream, 
Sweeps  us  away,  our  life's  a  dream! 


PSALM  90.  130 

Au  empty  tale;  a  morning*  flower, 

Cut  down  and  wiher'd  in  an  hour. 
$  [Our  age  to  seventy  years  is  set;  v 

Hew  short  the  time !  how  frail  the  state ! 

And  if  to  eighty  we  arrive, 

We  rather  sigh  and  groan  than  live. 
7  But  oh  how  oft  thy  wrath  appears, 

And  cuts  off  our  expected  years! 

Thy  wrath  awakes  our  humble  dread  ! 

We  fear  the  power  that  strikes  us  dead*] 
S  Teach  us,  O  Lord,  how  frail  is  man ; 

And  kindly  lengthen  out  the  span, 

Tilla  wise  <<«re  o**  piety 

Fit  us  to  die,  and  dwell  with  thee. 

PSALM  .90.     1—5.     Fust  Part.     C.  M. 

Man  frail,  and  God  eternal. 

1  ^\UR  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
\J   Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Our  shelter  from  the  stormy  blast, 

And  our  eternal  home. 

2  Beneath  the  shadow  of  thy  throne 

The  saints  iiave  dwelt  secure; 
Sufficient  is  thine  arm  alone, 
And  my  defence  is  sure. 

3  Before  the  bills  in  order  stood, 

Or  earth  receiv'd  her  frame, 
From  everlasting- thou  art  God, 
To  endless  years  the  same. 

4  Thy  word  commands  our  flesh  to  dusk 

"Return,  ye  sons  of  men  ;" 
All  oations  rose  from  earth  at  first, 
And  turn  to  earth  again. 

5  A  thousand  ages  in  thy  sight 

Are  like  an  ev'ning  gone; 
Short  as  the  watch  that  ends  the  night 

Before  the  rising  dawn. 
Q  [The  busy  tribes  of  flesh  and  blood, 

With  nil  thei?  lives  ^nd  cares, 
Are  carried  downward  by  the  flood, 

And  lost  in  following"  years. 
7  Time,  like  an  ever-rolling  stream^, 

Bears  all  its  sons  avay; 
Th  y  fly  forgotten,  as  a  dream 

Dies  at  the  op'ning  day. 


240  PSALM  00. 

S  Like  flow'ry  fields  the  nations  stand 
Pleas'd  with  the  morning  light; 
The  flowers  beneath  the  mower's  hand 
Lie  with'ring  ere  'tis  night.] 
9  Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  past, 
Our  hope  for  years  to  come, 
Be  thou  our  guard  while  troubles  last, 
And  our  eternal  home* 
PS*LM.<*0.     8,  11,2,  10,  12.     Second  Part.  C.  M. 

Infirmities  and  Mortality  the  Effect  of  Sin  ;  or.  Life,  Old  Jge,  and  Pn> 
parationfor  Death 

1  ORD,  if  thiue  eyes  survey  our  faults, 
M-J  And  justice  grows  severe, 

Thy  dreadful  wrath  exceeds  our  thoughts. 
And  burns  beyond  our  fear. 

2  Thine  anger  turns  our  frame  to  dust; 

By  one  offence  to  thee, 
Adam,  with  all  his  sons,  have  lost 
Their  immortality. 

3  Life,  like  a  vain  amusement,  flies, 

A  fable  or  a  song  ; 
By  swift  degrees  our  nature  dies, 
Now  can  our  joys  be  long. 

4  'Tts  but  a  few  whose  days  amount 

To  three-score  years  and  ten  ; 
And  all  beyond  that  short  account 
Is  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain. 

5  [Our  vitals,  with  laborious  strife 

Bear  up  the  cr^zy  load ; 
And  drag  these  poor  remains  of  life 
Along  the  tiresome  road.] 

6  Almighty  God,  reveal  thy  love, 

And  not  thy  wrath  alone ; 
Oh  let  our  sweet  experience  prove 
The  mercies  of  thy  throne. 

7  Our  souls  would  learn  the  heav'nly  art, 

T*  improve  the  lours  we  have, 
That  we  may  act  the  wiser  part, 
And  live  beyond  the  grave. 
PSALM  90»     [3,  &c.     Third  Part.     C.  M. 

Breathing  after  Heaven. 

I   Tl  ETURN,  0  G.d  or  love,  return: 
MM/  Earth  is  a  tiresome  place: 


PSALM  00,  01. 

■ 

How  long  shall  we,  thy  children,  mourn 
Our  absence  from  thy  face? 

2  Let  heav'n  succeed  our  painful  years, 

Let  sin  and  sorrow  cease  ; 
And  in  proportion  to  our  tears, 
So  make  our  joys  increase. 

3  Thy  wonders  to  thy  servants  show, 

Make  thy  own  work  complete; 
Then  shall  our  souls  thy  glory  know. 
And  own  thy  love  was  great. 

4  Then  shall  we  shine  before  thy  throne 

In  all  thy  beauty,  Lord  • 
And  the  poor  service  we  have  done 
Meet  a  divine  reward. 

PSALM  90.     5,  »0,  12.     S.  ftf. 

The  Frailty  and  Shortness  of  Life. 
W    ORD,  what  a  teebln  piece 
M-A  Is  this  our  mortal  frame  ! 
Our  life,  how  poor  a  trifle  'tis, 
That  scarce  deserves  the  name. 

2  Alas,  the  brittle  clay 

That  built  our  body  first! 
And  ev'ry  month,  and  ev  ry  day, 
'Tis  mould'ring  bark  to  dust. 

3  Our  moments  fly  apace, 

Our  feeb'e  powers  decay, 
Swift  as  a  flood  our  hasty  days 
Are  sweeping  us  away. 

4  Yet,  if  our  days  mus    fly, 

We'll  keep  their  end  in  sight. 
We'll  spend  them  all  in  wisdom's  way 
Ana  fet  them  speed  their  flight. 

5  They'll  waft  t         oner  o'er 

This  life's  t  rn  pest  nous  sea; 
Soon  we  shall  rea  "h  the  peaceful  shore 
Of  blest  eternity. 

PSALM  91.     1—7.     First  Part.     L.  31 

Safety  in  Public  Diseases  and  Dangers. 
i    tf  £  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God, 

JUL  Shall  find  a  most  secure  abode  ; 

Shall  walk  all  day  beneath  his  shade, 

And  there  at  night  shall  rest  his  head. 
2  Then  will  I  say,  "My  God,  thy  power 

"Shall  be  my  fortress  and  my  tower; 

N 


142  PSALM  9L 

"  I  that  am  form'd  of  feeble  dust 
"Make  thine  almighty  arm  my  irust.?T 

3  Thrice  happy  man!   thy  Maker's  care 
Shall  keep  thee  from  the  f o h  ler's  snare; 
From  Satan's  wiles,  who  still  betiays 
Unguarded  souls  a  thousand  ways. 

4  Just  as  a  hen  protects  her  brood 

From  birds  of  prey  that  seek  thei?  blood 
The  Lord  his  faithful  saints  shall  guard, 
And  endless  life  be  their  reward. 

5  If  burning  beams  of  noon  conspire 
To  dart  a  pestilential  fire; 

God  is  theiivlife,  his  wings  are  spread 
To  shield  them  with  an  healthful  shade* 
tj  If  vapours,  with  malignant  breath, 
Rise  thick,  and  scatter  midnight  death, 
Isra'l  is  safe:  the  poison'd  air 
Grows  pure,  if  Isra'ls  God  be  there. 
PAUSE. 

7  What  tho'a  thousand  at  thy  side, 
Around  thy  path  ten  thousand  died, 
Thy  God  his  chosen  people  saves 
Amongst  the  dead,  amidst  the  graves, 

8  So  when  he  sent  his  angel  dawn 

To  make  his  wrath  in  Egypt  known, 
And  slew  their  sons,  h;s  careful  eye 
Past  all  the  doors  of  Jacob  by. 

9  But  if  the  fire,  or  plague,  or  sw;rd, 
Receive  commission  from  the  Lord 
To  strike  his  saints  among  the  rest, 
Their  very  paim«  and  deaths  are  blest. 

10  The  sword,  the  pestilence,  or  fire 
Shall  but  fulfil  their  best  desire; 
From  sins  and  sorrows  set  them  free 
And  bring  thy  children,  Lord,  to  thee. 
PSALM  91.     9—16.     Second  Part.     C>  M. 

Vroteclion  from  Death,  Guard  of  Angels,  Victory  and  Deliveraiu- 

1  ~V7  E  sons  of  men,  a  feeble  race, 

-*-    Exposal  to  ev'ry  snare, 
Come  make  the  Lord  your  dwelling-place. 
And  try  and  trust  his  care. 

2  No  ill  shajl  enter  where  you  dwell  • 

Or  if  the  plague  come  nigh. 


PSALM  92.  143 

And  sweep  the  wicked  clown  to  hell, 
'Twill  raise  the  saints  on  high. 

3  He'll  give  his  angels  charge  to  keep 

Your  feet  in  all  their  ways; 
To  watch  your  pillow  while  you  sleep. 
And  guard  your  happy  days. 

4  Their  hand  shall  hear  you  lest  you  fall 

And  dash  against  ihe  stones  ; 
Are  they  not  servants  at  his  call, 
And  sent  t9  attend  his  sons? 

5  Adders  and  lions  ye  shall  tread. 

The  tempter's  wil<  s  defeat ; 
He  that  hath  hruis'd  the  serpent's  head 
Puts  him  beneath  your  feet. 
<5  "  Because  on  me  they  set  their  love, 
"  I'll  save  them,"  saith  the  Lord; 
"I'll  bear  their  joyful  souls  above 
"  Destruction  and  the  sword. 
7  "My  grace  shall  answer  when  they  call, 
"In  trouble  I'll  be  nigi : 
41  My  power  shall  help  them  when  they  fall* 
"  And  raise  them  when  they  die. 
3  "  Those  that  on  earth  my  name  have  known* 
♦'I'll  honour  them  in  heav'n; 
"There  my  salvation  shall  be  shown, 
44  And  endless  life  be  giv'n." 

PSALM  92.     First  P-r.     L.  M. 

A  Psalm  for  the  Lord's  Day 

1  DWEET  is  the  work,  my  God,  my  King, 
K?   To  praise  thy  name,  g-ive  thanks 
To  show  thy  love  by  mosning  light 
And  talk  of  all  thy  truth  at  night. 

2  Sweet  is  tb<  day  of  sacred  rest, 
No  mortal  care  shall  seize  my  breast; 
Oh  may  my  heart  in  tune  be  found, 
Like  David's  harp  of  solemn  sound. 

3  My  heart  shall  triumph  in  my  Lord, 
And  bless  his  works  and  bless  his  word; 
Thy  words  of  grace  how  bright  they  shine! 
How  deep  thy  counsels!  how  divine  ! 

4  F'»ols  never  raise  their  thoughts  so  high; 
Like  brutes  they  live,  like  brutes  they  die: 
L  ke  grass  ihey  flourish,  till  thy  breath 
Blasts  them  in  everlasting  deathe 


and  sing*- 


iU  PSALM  92,  03, 

5  But  1  shall  share  a  glorious  part, 

When  grace  hath  well  refin'd  my  heart. 

And  fresh  supplies  of  joy  are  shed, 

Like  holy  oil,  to  cheer  my  head. 

Sin  (my  worst  enemy  before) 

Shall  vex  pay  eves  and  ears  no  more: 

My  inward  foes  shall  all  be  slain 

Nor  Satan  break  my  peace  again. 
7  Then  shall  I  see,  and  hear,  and  know 

All  I  desir'd,  or  wish'd  below; 

And  ev'ry  power  find  sweet  employ 

In  that  eternal  world  of  joy. 
PSALM  92.      12,  &c.     Second  Part.     L.  M. 

The  Church  is  (he  Garden  of  God- 

1  T    ORD,  'tis  a  pleasant  shrng  to  stand 
a  <A  In  gardens  planted  by  thy  hand ; 

Let  me  within  thy  courts  be  seen, 
Like  a  young"  cedar  fresh  and  green. 

2  There  grow  thy  saints  in  faith  and  love. 
Blest  with  thine  influence  from  above  ; 
Not  Lebanon,  with  all  its  trees, 
Yields  such  a  comelv  sight  as  these, 

o  The  plants  of  grace  shall  ever  live  ; 
(Nature  decays,  but  grace  must  thrive) 
Tune,  that  doth  all  things  else  impair, 
Still  makes  them  flourish  strong  and  fair, 
\  Laden  with  fruits  of  age,  they  shew 
The  Lord  is  holy,  just,  and  true; 
None  that  attend  his  gates  shall  find 
A  God  unfaithful  or  unkind. 
PSALM  93.     First  Metre;     As  the  100th  Psalm. 

Ihe"  Eternal  and  Sovereign  God, 

1    TEHOVAH  reigns;  he  dwells  in  light, 

§J    Girded  with  majesty  and  might: 

The  world,  created  by  his  hands, 

Still  on  its  first  foundation  stands. 
'2  But  ere  this  spacious  world  was  made. 

Or  had  its  first  foundation  laid, 

Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 

Thyself  the  ever-living  God. 

3  Like  floods  the  angry  nations  rise, 
And  aim  their  rage  against  the  skies; 
Vain  floods  that  aim  their  rage  so  high  ' 
At  thy  rebuke  the  bdlows  die, 


PSALM  93.  145 

4  For  ever  shall  thy  throne  endure; 
Thy  promise  stands  fur  ever  sure; 
And  everlasting  holiness 
Becomes  the  dwellings  of  thy  grace. 
PSA  LAJ  93.     Second  Metre.     As  the  old  50th  Psalm, 

1  FTJHE  Lord  of  glory  reigns,  he  reigns  on  high; 

■JL     H  is  robes  of  state  are  strength  and  majesty; 
This  wide  creation  rose  at  his  command, 
Built  by  his  word,  and  'sfaMisfied  by  his  hand: 
Long  stood  his  throne  ere  he  began  creation, 
And  his  own  Godhead  is  the  firm  foundation. 

2  God  is  th'  eternal  King;  thy  foes  in  vain 
Raise  their  rebellions  to  confound  thy  reign ; 
In  vain  the  storm*,  in  vain  the  floods  arise, 
And  roar  and  toss  their  waves  against  the  skies; 
Foaming  at  heav'n,  they  rage  with  wild  commotion. 
But  heav'n's  high  arches  scorn  the  swelling  ocean. 

3  Ye  tempests  race  no  more;  ye  floods  be  still, 
And  thou,  made  world,  submissive  to  his  will: 
Built  on  his  truth,  his  church  must  ever  stand; 
Firm  are  his  promises,  and  strong-  his  hand: 
See  his  own  sons,  when  they  appear  before  him, 
Row  at  h  s  foot -tool,  and  with  fear  adore  him. 

PSALM  93.     Third  Metre.     As  the  old  12*1  Psalm. 
1        rB^HL  Lord  Jehovah  reigns, 
H     And  royal  state  maintains, 
His  head  with  awful  glories  crown'd; 
Array'd  in  robes  of  light, 
Begirt  with  sov  reign  might, 
An«»  rays  of  majesty  around. 
'2       Upheld  by  thy  commands, 
The  world  securely  stands. 
And  skies  and  stars  obey  thy  word; 
Thy  throne  was  fix'd  on  high 
Ere  stars  adorn'd  the  sky; 
Eternal  is  thy  kingdom,  Lord. 
3        In  vain  the  noisy  crowd, 

Like  billows  fierce  and  loud, 
Against  thine  empire  rage  and  roar; 
In  vain  with  angry  spite 
The  surly  nations  fight, 
And  dash  like  waves  a<rainst  the  shore. 
t       Let  floods  and  nations  rage, 
And  all  their  power  engage  : 

N  2 


140  PSALM  94. 

Let  swelling-  tides  assault  the  sky  : 

The  terrors  of  thy  frown 

Shall  beat  their  madness  down  ; 
Thy  throne  for  ever  stands  on  high. 
5       Thy  promises  are  true, 

Thy  grace  is  ever  new, 
There  fix'd,  thy  church  shall  ne'er  remove 5 

Thy  saints,  with  holy  fear 

Shall  in  thy  courts  appear, 
And  sini*-  thine  everlasting  love. 

[Repeat  the  fourth  Stanza  to  complete  the  Tune.~] 

PSALM  .94.     1,2,7—14.     First  Part,     C.M. 

Saints  chastised,  and  Sinners  destroyed ;  or,  Instructive  Afflict io'.< 
1    M  ||  GOD,  to  whom  revenge  belongs, 
\^r  Proclaim  thy  wrath  aloud; 
Let  sov'reign  power  redress  our  wrongs, 
Let  justice  smite  the  proud. 
I  They  say,  ''The  Lord  nor  sees  nor  hears yy 
When  will  the  vain  be  wise?'' 
Can  he  be  deaf,  who  form'd  their  ears? 
Or  blind,  who  made  their  eyes? 
3  He  knows  their  impious  thoughts  are  vaiu, 
And  they  shall  feel  his  power; 
His  wrath  shall  pierce  their  souls  with  pain 
In  some  surprising-  hour. 
1  But  if  thy  saints  deserve  rebuke, 
Thou  hast  a  gentler  rod  ; 
Thy  providence,  thy  sacied  book 
Shall  make  them  know  their  God. 
5  Blest  is  the  tn  m  thy  hands  chastise, 
And  to  his  duty  draw; 
Thy  scourges  make  thy  children  •.vise- 
When  they  forget  thy  law* 
tj  But  God  will  ne'er  cast  off  his  saints, 
Nor  his  own  promise  break  ; 
He  pardons  his  inheritance 
For  their  Redeemer  s  sake. 
PSALM  9 1.     16—23.     Second  Part.     C.  3U. 

'Jodour  Support  and  Comfort;  or,  Deliverance  from  Tcmptatwn  fltfjS 

Persecution. 
HO  will  arise  and  plead  my  right 
Agaiust  my  num'rous  foes? 
While  earth  and  hell  their  force  unite.. 
And  all  my  hopes  oppose. 


PSALM  95.  147 

2  Had  not  the  Lord,  my  rock,  my  help 

Sustained  my  fainting  bead, 
My  life  had  now  in  silence  dwelt, 
My  soul  amongst  the  dead. 

3  "Alas!  my  sliding  feet!"  T  cried, 

Thy  promise  bore  me  up; 
Thy  grace  stood  constant  by  my  side,- 
And  raiVd  my  sinking  hope. 

4  While  multitudes  of  mournful  thoughts* 

Within  my  bosom  roll, 
Thy  boundless  love  forgives  my  faults.- 
Thy  comforts  cheer  my  soul. 

5  Powers  of  iniquity  may  rise, 

And  frame  pernicious  laws: 
But  God,  my  refuge  rules  the  skies4 
He  will  defend  my  cause. 
G  Let  malice  vent  her  rage  aloud, 
Let  bold  blasphemers  scoff"; 
The  Lord  our  God  shall  judge  the  proud.. 
And  cut  the  sinners  off* 

P*ALM95.     C-  M. 

A  Psalm  before  Prayer. 

SING  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name; 
And  in  fris  strength  rejoice; 
When  his  salvation  is  our  theme, 
Exalted  be  our  voice. 

2  With  thanks  approach  his  awful  sight. 

And  ps  iims  of  honour  sing; 
The  Lord's  a  God  ot  boundless  might,- 
The  whole  creation's  King". 

3  Let  princes  hear,  let  angels  know, 

How  mean  their  natures  seem, 
Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below, 
When  omecompar'd  «\th  him. 

4  Earth  with  its  caverns  dark  and  deep, 

Lies  in  his  spacious  hand; 
He  hVd  the  seas  what  bounds  to  keep. 
And  where  the  hills  must  stand. 

5  Come,  and  with  humble  souls  adore* 

Come,  knee!  before  his  face; 
Oh  may  the  creatures  of  his  power 
Be  children  of  his  grace! 
#  Now  is  the  time  he  bends  his  ear. 
And  waits  for  your  request; 

T     - 


148  PSALM  95. 

Come,  lest  he  rouse  his  wrath,  and  swear. 
"  Ye  shall  not  see  my  rest." 

PSALM  95.     S.M. 

A  Psalm  before  Sermon. 

1  /^OML,  sound  Isis  praise  abroad, 
Vy    And  hymns  of  glory  sing; 
Jehovah  is  ;he  sovereign  God, 

The  universal  King", 

2  He  form'd  the  deeps  unknown; 

He  gave  the  seas  their  bound; 
The  wat'ry  worlds  are  all  his  own, 
And  all  the  solid  ground. 

3  Come,    .orship  at  his  throne, 

Come,  bow  before  the  Lord  ; 
We  are  hs*  works,  and  not  our  own  ; 
iie  form'd  us  by  his  word. 

4  To-day  attend  his  voice, 

Nor  dare  provoke  his  rod  ; 
Come,  like  the  people  of  his  choice, 
And  own  your  gracious  God. 

5  But  if  your  ears  refuse 

The  language  ot  h*s  grace, 
And  hearts  grow  hard,  J  ike  stubborn  Jews, 
That  usi believing,  race: 

6  The  Lord,  ro  vengeance  drest, 

Will  lift  his  hand  am!  s  >  ear, 
"You  thai  despise  my  promis'd  rest, 
"JShall  li   ve  no  portion  there. 
PSALtl    <>5.     I,  2,  3,  (>—  II.     L.  M. 

Canaan  lost  through  Unbelief;  or,  a  Warning  to  delaying  Sinner.' 

1  I"   M*Mi  ,  let  our  voice*  join  to  raise 
^--     A  sacred  song  oi;  solemn  praise; 
God  is  a  sov'iesgn  King;  rehearse 
His  houou-   in     xalted  verse. 

2  Come,  let  oui  souls  address  the  Lord, 
Who  fram'd  mil  natures  with  his  word, 
He  is  our  Shepherd;  we  riie  sheep 

Hs  mercy  ehose,  his  pastures  keep. 

3  Come,  let  us  hear  h  s  voice  to-day, 
The  counsels   of  his  love  obey, 
Nor  Set  our  hardenM  hearts  renew 
Ihe  smis  and  plagues  thatlsra'l  knew  : 

4  Isra'l,  that  saw  his  vyorks  of  grace, 
Yet  tempt  their  Maker  to  his  face; 


PSALM  96,  HO 

A  faithless,  unbelieving  brood, 
That  tird  the  patience  of  their  God. 

5  Thus  sail  h  the  Lord,**  How  false  they  prove ! 
"  Forget  my  power,  abuse  my  love; 

**  Since  they  despise  my  rest,   I  swear 
"Their  i'eet  shall  never  enter  there." 

6  [Look  back,  my  soul,  with  holy  dread, 
And  view  those  ancient  rebels  dead  ; 
Attend  the  offered  grace  to-day, 

Nor  lose  the  blessings  by  delay. 

7  Seize  the  kind  promise  while  ;t  waits, 
And  march  to  Zion's  heav'nly  gates; 
Believe,  and  take  the  promised  rest; 
Obey,  and  be  for  ever  blest.] 

PSALM  ft).     2,  10,  &c     C.  M. 

Christ's  first  and  second  Coming. 

1  Q*  ING  to  the  Lord,  ye  distant  lands, 
k?   Ye  tribes  of  ev'ry  tongue; 

His  new  discover'd  grace  demands 
A  new  and  nobler  song. 

2  Say  to  the  nations,  Jesus  reigns, 

God's  own  almighty  Son; 
His  power  the  sinking  world  sustains, 
And  grace  surrounds  his  throne. 

3  Let  heav'n  proclaim  the  joyful  day, 

Joy  through  the  earth  be  seen  ; 
Let  cities  shine  in  bright  array, 
And  fields  in  cheerful  green, 

4  The  joyous  earth,  the  bending  skies9 

His  glorious  train  display  ; 
Ye  mountains  sink,  ye  vallies  rise, 
Prepare  the  Lord  his  way. 

5  Behold  he  comes,  he  comes  to  bless 

oThe  nations  as  their  God; 
To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  send  his  truth  abroad. 

6  His  voice  shall  raise  the  slumbering  dead? 

And  bid  the  world  draw  near; 
But  how  will  guilty  nations  dread, 
To  see  their  Judge  appear.' 

PSALM  i)6.     As  the  1 18th  Psalm. 

The  God  of -he  Gentiles. 
1  ET  all  the  earth  their  voices  raise, 

-*-^   To  sing  the  choicest  psalm  of  praise* 
To  sing  and  bless  Jehovah's  name  : 


150  PSALM  97. 

His  glory  let  the  heatheus  know, 
His  wonders*  to  the  nations  show, 
And  all  Dissaving  works  proclaim. 

2  The  heathens  know  tby  glory,  Lord, 
The  wond'ring  nations  read  thy  word, 

But  here  Jehovah's  name  is  known: 
Nor  shall  our  worship  e'er  be  paid 
To  gods  whieh  mortal  hands  have  made  ; 

Our  maker  is  our  God  alone. 

3  He  fram'd  the  globe,  he  built  the  sky, 
He  made  the  shining  worlds  on  high, 

And  reigns  complete  in  glory  there; 
His  beams  are  majesty  and  light; 
His  beauties  how  divinely  bright! 

His  temple  how  divinely  fair! 

4  Come  the  great  day,  the  glorious  hour, 
When  esrth  shall  feel  bis  saving  power, 

And  barb'ions  nations    ear  his  name; 
Then  shall  the  race  of  men  confess 
The  beauty  of  his  holiness, 

And  in  his  courts  his  grace  proclaim. 
PSALM  97.      1—5.     Fust  Part.     L.  M. 

Christ  reigning  in  Heaven,  and  coming  to  Judgment. 

1  TTL  reigns;   ihe  Lord,  the  Saviour  reigns! 
JLA  Praise  him  in  evangelic  strains :  , 

Let  the  whole  earth  in  songs  rejoice, 
And  distant  islands  join  their  voice. 

2  Deep  are  his  counsels  and  unknown; 
Put  grace  and  truth  support  his  throne  : 
Tho'  gloomy  clouds  his  way  surround, 
Justice  is  their  eternal  ground. 

3  In  robes  of  judgment,  To!  he  comes, 
Shakes  the  wide  earth  and  cleaves  the  tombs;  . 
Before  him  burns  devouring  fire, 

The  mountains  melt,  the  seas  retire. 

4  His  enemies,  with  sore  dismay, 

Fly  from  the  sight  and  shun  the  day  ; 
Then  lift  your  hands,  ye  saints  on  high, 
And  sing,  for  your  redemption's  nigh, 

PSALM  97.     (>— 9.     Second  Fart      L.    M. 

Christ's  Incarnation. 

I    rjpHE  Lord  is  conn;  the  hear'ns  proclaim 
His  birth ;  the  nations  learn  his  name ; 


PSALM  97.  151 

An  unknown  star  directs  the  road 
Of  eastern  sages  to  their  God. 
2  All  ye  bright  armies  of  the  skie% 
Go,  worship  where  the  Saviour  lies: 
Angels  and  kings  before  him  bow, 
Those  Gods  on  high  and  gods  below. 
j    3  Let  idols  totter  to  the  ground, 

And  their  own  worshippers  confound: 

But  Zion  shall  his  glories  sing, 

And  earth  confess  her  sovereign  King. 

PSALM  97.     Third  Part.     L.  M, 
Grace  and  Glory. 
I    FllH'  \Imighry  reigns,  exalted  high 
JL     O'er  all  the  earth,  o'er  all  the  sky; 
The'  clouds  and  darkness  veil  his  feet, 
liis  duelling  is  the  mercy-seat. 

2  Oh  ye  that  love  his  holy  name, 
Hate  ev'ry  work  of  sin  and  shame; 
He  guards  the  souls  of  all  his  friends, 
And  from  the  snares  of  hell  defends. 

3  Immortal  light,  and  joys  unknown, 
Are  for  the  saints  in  darkness  sown; 
Those  glorious  seeds  shall  spring  and  rise, 
And  the  bright  harvest  bless  our  eyes. 

4  Rejoice,  ye  righteous,  and  record 
The  sacred  honours  of  the  Lord  ; 
None  but  the  souls  that  feels  his  grace 
Can  triumph  in  his  holiness. 

PSALM  97      «,5— 7,  II.     C.  M 

Christ's  Incarnation,  and  the  last  Judgment. 
1  ET  earth,  with  ev'ry  isle  and  sea, 

■  A  Rejoice,  the  Saviour  reigns; 
His  word,  like  fire,  prepares  his  way, 
And  mountains  melt  to  plains. 
I  His  presence  sinks  the  proudest  hill, 

And  makes  'be  vallies.  ns    ;  «# 

The  humble  soul  enjoys  his  smiles, 
The  haughty  sinner  dies. 

3  The  heav'ns  his  rightful  power  proclaim: 

The  idol-gods  around 
Fill  their  own  worshippers  with  shame, 
And  totter  to  the  ground. 

4  Adoring  angels  at  his«birth 

Make  the  Redeemer  known. 


152  PSALM  98. 

Thus  shall  he  come  to  judge  the  earth, 
And  angels  guard  his  throne. 
5  His  foes  shall  tremble  at  the  sight, 
And  hills  and  seas  retire; 
His  children  take  their  unknown  flight, 
And  leave  the  world  in  fire. 
ii  The  seeds  of  joy  and  glory  sown 
For  saints  in  darkness  here, 
Shall  rise  and  spring  in  worlds  unknown, 
And  a  rich  harvest  bear. 

PSALM  *K     First  Part.     C.  M. 

Praise  for  the  Gospel. 

1  r¥10  our  almighty  Maker  God, 

_1_     New  honours  be  address'd; 
His  great  salvation  shines  abroad, 
And  makes  the  nations  blest. 

2  To  Abra'm  first  he  spoke  the  word, 

And  taught  his  num'rous  race; 
The  gentiles  own  him  sov'reign  Lord, 
And  learn  to  trust  his  grace. 

3  Let  the  whole  earth  his  love  proclaim 

With  all  her  different  tongues; 
And  spread  the  honour  of  his  name 
In  melody  and  songs. 
PSALM   98.     Second  Part.     CM. 
The  Messiah1  s  Coming  and  Kingdom. 

1  "1"  OY  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come, 
$3     Let  earth  receive  her  King; 

Let  evrry  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heav*n  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth,  the  Saviour  reigns, 

Let  men  their  songs  employ  ; 
While  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills  and  plains. 

Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 
o  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground : 
He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow 

Far  as  the  curse  is  found, 
i  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace, 

Amd  makes  the  nations  prove  ". 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 

And  wonders  of  his  love. 


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PSALM  99,  100.  IV 

PSALM  99.     First  Part.     S.  M. 

Christ's  Kingdom  and  Majesty. 

IHE  God  Jehovah  reigns, 
Let  all  the  nations  fear; 
Let  sinners  tremble  at  his  throne. 
And  saints  be  humble  there. 

2  Jesus  the  Saviour  reigns, 
Let  earth  adore  its  Lord  ; 

Bright  cherubs  his  attendant  stand, 
Swift  to  fulfil  his  word. 

3  In  Zion  stands  his  throne, 
His  honours  are  divine; 

His  church  shall  make  his  wonders  known, 
For  there  his  glories  shine. 

4  How  holy  is  his  name! 
How  terrible  his  praise! 

Justice,  and  truth  and  judgment  join 
In  all  his  works  of  grace. 
PSALM  99.     Second  Part.     S.  M. 

A  holy  God  worshipped  with  Reverence. 
XALT  the  Lord  our  God, 
And  worship  at  his  feet] 
His  nature  is  all  holiness, 
And  mercy  is  his  seat. 
*2  When  Isra'I  was  his  church, 
When  Aaron  was  his  priest, 
When  Moses  cried,  when  Samuel  pray'd, 
He  gave  his  people  rest. 

3  Oft  he  forgave  their  sins, 

Nor  wo:- Id  destroy  their  race  ; 
And  oft  he  made  his  vf  ngeance  known, 
When  they  abus'd  his  grace. 

4  Exalt  the  Lord  our  God, 

Whose  grace  is  still  the  same; 
Still  he's  a  God  of  holiness, 
And  jealous  for  his  name. 
PSALM  100.     First  Metre.     A  plain  translation. 

Praise  to  our  Creator. 

1  "VTE  nations  round  the  earth,  rejoice 

-■-    Before  the  Lord,  your  sov'reign  King; 
Serve  him  with  cheerful  heart  and  voice, 
With  all  your  tongues  his  glory  sing. 

2  The  Lord  is  God ;  'tis  be  alone 
Doth  life,  and  breath,  and  being  give 

O 


\?>i  PSALM  100,  10 1. 

We  are  his  work,  and  not  our  own; 

The  sheep  that  on  his  pastures  live 
Q  Enter  his  gates  with  songs  of  joy, 

With  praises  to  his  courts  repair; 

And  make  it  your  divine  employ 

To  pay  your  thanks  and  honours  there, 
i  The  Lord  is  good,  the  Lord  is  kind ; 

Great  is  his  grace,  his  mercy  sure; 

And  the  whole  race  of  man  shall  find 

His  truth  from  age. to  age  endure. 
PSALM  100.     Second  Metre.     A  paraphrase 
i   "DEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne', 

-*-*   Ye  nations  bow  with  sacred  jov : 

Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  atone; 

He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 
-2  His  sov'reign  power,  without  our  aid, 

Made  us  of  clay,  and  form'd  us  men; 

And  when  like  wandering  sheep  we  stray  VL 

He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 
•  »  We  are  his  people,  we  his  care, 

Our  souls,  and  all  our  mortal  frame; 

What  lasting  honours  shall  v,  e  rear, 

Almighty  MaKer,  to  thy  name! 

4  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songsr 
High  a*  ihe  heav'n  our  voice*  raise; 

And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues* 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

5  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command, 
Vast  as  eternity  thy  love  ; 

Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling  years  <shal!  cease  to  move. 
PSALM  101.     L.  M, 

The  Magistrate's  Psalm. 
1   ~%/||ERCY  and  judgment  are  my  song; 

_tj1  And  since  they  both  to  thee  belong. 

My  gracious  God,  my  righteous  King, 

To  thee  my  songs  and  vows  I  bring. 
42  If  i  am  rais'd  to  bear  the  sword, 

I'll  take  my  counsel  from  thy  word; 

Thy  justice  and  thy  heav'nly  grace 

Shall  be  the  pattern  of  my  ways, 
•i  Let  wisdom  all  my  actions  guide, 

And  let  my  God  with  mo  reside: 


PSALM  101. 

So  wicked  thing'  that  dwell  with  me, 
Which  may  provoke  thy  jealousy. 

4  No  sons  of  slander,  rage,  and  strife, 
Shall  be  companions  of  my  life: 
The  haughty  look,  the  heart  of  pride 
Within  my  doors  shall  ne'er  abide. 

3  [Til  search  the  land,  and  raise  the  just 
To  posts  of  honour,  wealth,  and  trust : 
The  men  that  work  thy  holy  will 
Shall  be  my  friends  and  fav'rites  still.] 

()  In  vain  shall  sinners  hope  to  rise 
By  flatt  ring  or  malicious  lies; 
Nor,  while  the  innocent  I  guard, 
Shall  bold  offenders  e'er  be  spar'd. 

7  The  impious  crew  (that  factious  band) 
Shall  hide  their  heads,  or  quit  the  land: 
And  all  that  break  the  public  rest, 
Where  I  have  power,  shall  be  suppresr, 
PSALM   101.     CM. 

A  Psalm  for  a  Master  of  a  Family* 
I    /^F  justice  and  of  grace  1  sing, 
vf   And  pay  my  God  my  vows: 
Thy  grace  and  justice,  heav'nly  King, 
Teach  me  to  rule  my  house. 
"2  Now  to  my  tent,  O  God,  repair, 
And  make  thy  servant  wise; 
Til  suffer  nothing  newr  me  there 
That  shall  oflend  thine  eyes. 

3  The  man  that  doth  his  neighbour  wrong 

By  falsehood  or  by  force, 
The  scornful  eye,  the  sland'rous  tongue^ 
I'll  banish  from  my  doors. 

4  I'll  seek  ihe  faithful  and  the  just, 

And  will  their  help  enjoy; 
These  are  the  friends  that  I  shall  trust. 
The  servants  I'll  employ. 

5  The  wretch  that  deals  in  sly  deceit, 

I'll  not  endure  a  night; 
The  liar's  tongue  I  ever  hate, 
And  banish  from  my  sight. 
*3  I'll  purge  my  family  around, 
And  make  the  wicked  flee  ; 
So  shall  my  house  be  ever  found 
A  dwelling  fit  for  thee. 


156  PSALM  102. 

PSALM  102.     1  —  13,20,21.     First  Part.     C.  M 

A  Prayer  for  the  Afflicted. 
!   "HJ^EAR  me,  O  God,  nor  hide  thy  face, 
JH   But  answer,  lest  I  die  : 
Hast  thou  not  built  a  throne  of  grace 
To  hear  when  sinners  cry? 

2  My  days  are  wasted  like  the  smoke, 

Dissolving  in  the  air; 
My  strength  is  dried,  my  heart  is  broke* 
And  sinking  in  despair. 

3  My  spirits  flag  like  with'ring  grass 

Burnt  with  excessive  heat ; 
In  secret  groans  my  minutes  pass* 

And  I  forget  to  eat. 
t  As  on  some  lonely  building's  top 

The  sparrow  teJIs  her  moan, 
Far  from  the  tents  of  joy  and  hope 

I  sit  and  grieve  alone. 

5  My  soul  is  like  a  wilderness, 

Where  beasts  of  midnight  howl; 
Where  the  sad  raven  finds  her  place. 
And  where  the  screaming  owl. 

6  Dark,  dismal  thoughts  and  bodiug  fears 

Dwell  in  my  troubled  breast; 
While  sharp  reproaches  wound  my  ears, 
Nor  give  my  spirit  rest. 

7  My  cup  is  mingled  with  my  woes, 

And  tears  are  my  repast; 
My  daily  bread  like  ashes  grows 
Unpleasant  to  my  taste. 
S  Sense  can  afford  no  real  joy 

To  souls  that  feel  thy  frown  ; 
Lord,  'twas  thy  hand  advanc'd  me  high, 
Thy  hand  hath  cast  me  down. 
0  My  looks,  like  withe.r'd  leaves  appear; 
And  life's  declining  light 
Grows  faiut  as  ev'ning  shadows  are, 
That  vanish  into  night. 
10  But  thou  for  ever  art  the  same, 
O  my  eternal  God  ! 
Ages  to  come  shall  know  thy  name.. 
And  spread  thy  works  abroad. 
!l  Thou  wilt  arise  and  show  thy  face* 
Nor  will  my  Lord  delay 


PSALM  102.  157 

Beyond  th*  appointed  hour  of  grace, 
That  long  expected  day. 
U2  He  hears  Ins  smuts,  he  knows  their  cry, 
Aud  by  mysterious  ways 
Redeems  the  pnsners  doomed  to  die, 
And  fills  their  longues  with  praise, 
PSALx\J    102.      13—2.1.     Second  Part.     CI 

Prayer  heard  and  Zion  restored. 

1  JL     ET  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice; 
M.~d   Behold  the  promis'd  hour: 

Her  God  hath  heard  her  mourning  voice. 
And  comes  t'  exalt  his  power. 

2  Her  dust  and  ruins  thai  remain, 

Are  precious  in  our  eyes; 
Those  ruins  shall  be  built  again, 
And  all  that  dust  shall  rise. 
H  The  Lord  will  raise  Jerusalem, 
Aud  stand  in  gloFy  there; 
Nations  shall  bow  before  his  name, 
And  kings  attend  with  fear. 
4  He  sits  a  sov'reign  on  his  throne, 
With  pity  in  his  eyes; 
He  hears  the  dying  pris'ner's  groan, 
And  sees  their  sighs  arise. 
-">  He  frees  the  souls  condemned  to  death. 
And  when  his  saints  complain, 
It  shan't  be  said  "  that  praying  breath 
"  Was  ever  spent  in  vain." 
<>  This  shall  be  known  when  we  are  dead. 
And  left  on  lon^  record; 
That  :  ges  yet  unborn  may  read, 
And  trust  and  praise  the  Lord. 
PSALM   102.     23—28.     Third  Part.     L.  M. 

Man's  Mortality  and  Christ's  Eternity;  or,  Saints  die,  but  Chris' 

the  Church  live. 

1  j"T  is  the  Lord  our  Saviour's  hand 

-*-   Weakens  our  strength  amidst  the  race; 
Disease  aud  death  at  his  command 
Arrest  us,  and  cut  short  our  days, 

2  Spare  us,  O  Lord,  aloud  we  pray, 

Nor  let  our  sun  go  down  at  noon  ; 
Thy  years  are  one  eternal  day, 

And  must  thy  children  die  so  soon  ! 


02 


m  PSALM  103. 

3  Yet  in  the  midst  of  death  and  grief, 

This  thought  our  sorrow  shall  assuage, 
"Our  Father  and  our  Saviour  live: 
"Christ  is  the  same  thro'  ev'ry  age/' 

4  *Twas  he  this  earth's  foundation  laid  ; 

Heav'n  is  the  building  of  his  hand; 
This  earth  grows  old,  these  heav'ns  shall  fades 
And  all  be  chang'd  at  his  command. 

5  The  starry  curtains  of  the  sky, 

Like  garments,  shall  be  laid  aside; 
But  still  thy  throne  stands  firm  and  high  ; 
Thy  church  for  ever  must  abide. 

0  Before  thy  face  thy  church  shall  live, 

And  on  thy  throne  thy  children  reign; 
This  dying  world  shall  they  survive, 
And  the  dead  saints  be  rais'd  again, 
PSALM   103.     1—7.     First  Part.     L.  M. 

Blessing  God  for  his  Goodness  to  Soul  and  Body. 

1  Tp^LESS,  O  my  soul,  the  living  Kiod, 
_1LB  Call  home  thy  thoughts  that  rove  abroa-i 
Let  all  the  powers  within  me  join 

hi  work  and  worship  so  divine. 
"2  Bless,  O  my  soul,  the  God  of  grace; 
His  favours  claim  the  highest  praise; 
Why  shouid  the  wonders  he  hath  wrought 
Be  lost  in  silence  and  forgot ! 

3  ;Tis  he,  my  soul,  that  sent  his  Son 

To  die  for  crimes  which  thou  hast  done: 
•He  owns  the  ransom,  and  forgives 
The  hourly  follies  of  our  lives. 

4  The  vices  of  the  mind  he  heals, 
And  cures  the  pains  that  nature  feels; 
Redeems  the  soul  from  hell,  and  saves 
Our  wasting  iives  from  threatening  graves, 

5.  Our  youth  decay'd  his  power  repairs; 
His  mercy  crowns  our  growing  years: 
He  fills  our  store  with  ev'ry  good, 
Ami  feeds  our  souls  with  heav'nly  food. 

6  He  sees  th*  oppressor  and  th'  opprest, 
And  often  gives  the  suiT'rers  rest; 
But  will  his  justice  more  display 

In  the  last  great  rewarding  day. 
;f  His  power  he  show'd  by  Moses'  hands, 
And  gave  to  Isra'l  his  commands; 


PSALM  103.  l$$ 

But  sent  his  truth  and  mercy  down 
To  all  the  nations  by  his  Son.] 
$  Let  the  whole  earth  his  power  confess, 
Let  the  whole  earth  adore  his  grace; 
The  Gentile  with  the  Jew  shall  join 
In  work  and  worship  so  divine. 

PSALM   108.     Second  Part.     L.  M. 
God's  gentle  Chastisement;  or,  his  tender  Mercy  to  his  Peoj 

1  FTT^Hh  Lord,  how  wondrous  are  his  ways! 

JL    How  firm  his  truth!  how  large  his  grace' 
He  takes  his  mercy  for  his  throne, 
And  thence  he  makes  his  glories  known. 

2  Not  halt' so  high  his  power  hath  spread 
The  starry  heav'ns  above  our  head, 
As  his  rich  love  exceeds  our  praise, 
Exceeds  the  highest  hopes  we  raise. 

:}  Not  half  so  far  hath  nature  plac'd 
The  rising-  morning  from  the  west. 
As  his  forgiving  grace  removes 
The  daily  guilt  of  those  he  loves. 

4  How  slow  the  awful  wrath  to  riset 
On  swifter  wings  salvation  flies; 
And  if  lie  lets  his  anger  burn, 
How  soon  his  frowns  to  pity  turn  ! 

5  Amidst  his  wrath  compassion  shines $ 
His  strokes  are  lighter  than  our  sins  ; 
.And  while  his  rod  corrects  his  saints, 
His  ear  indulges  their  complaints. 

<i  So  fathers  their  young  sons  chastise, 
With  gentle  hands  and  melting  eyes: 
The  children  weep  beneath  the  smart* 
And  move  the  pity  of  their  heart. 

PAUSE. 

7  The  mighty  God,  the  wise  and  just, 
Knows  that  our  frame  is  feeble  dust; 
And  will  110  heavy  loads  impose 
Beyond  the  strength  that  he  bestows. 

$  He  knows  how  soon  our  nature  dies, 
Blasted  by  ev'ry  wind  that  flies; 
Like  grass  we  spring,  and  die  as  soon. 
Or  morning'  flowers  that  fade  at  noon. 

9  But  his  eternal  love  is  sure 

To  all  the  saints,  and  shall  endure: 
From  age  to  age  his  truth  shall  reign, 
Nor  children's  children  hope  in  vain. 


160  PSALM  103. 

PSALM  103.     1—7.     First  Part.     S.  M, 

Praise,  for  spiritual  and  temporal  Mercies. 
!    (f\M  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 
\Jr    Let  all  within  me  join, 
And  aid  iny  tongue  to  bless  his  name, 
W  hose  favours  are  divine. 
2  Oh  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 
Nor  let  his  mercies  lie 
Foi  gotten  in  unthankfulness; 
And  without  praises  die* 
&  'Tis  he  forgives  thy  sins, 
'Tis  he  re!  eves  thy  pain, 
*Tis  he  that  heals  thy  sicknesses, 
And  makes  thee  young  again. 

4  He  crowns  thy  life  with  love, 

When  nmsom'd  from  the  grave; 
He  that  redeem'd  my  soul  from  hell 
liaih  sovereign  power  to  save. 

5  He  fills  the  .poor  with  good  ; 

He  gives  the  suff'rers  rest; 
The  Lord  hath  judgments  for  (he  proud 
Ami  justice  for  th'  oppress'd. 

0  His  wondrous  works  and  ways       * 

He  made  by  Moses  known  ; 
But  sent  the  world  his  truth  and  grace 

By  his  beloved  Son. 
PSALM    103.     S— 18.     Second  Part.     S.  M. 

Abounding  Compassion  of  God;  or,  Mercy  in  the  midst  of  Judgment* 

1  jtjLg|  YT  soul,  repeat  his  praise, 

J.T A    Whose  mercies  are  so  great ; 
Whose  anger  is  so  slow  to  rise, 
So  ready  to  abate. 

2  God  will  not  always  chide; 

And  when  his  strokes  are  felt, 
His  strokes  are  fewer  than  our  crimes, 
And  lighter  than  our  guilt. 

3  High  as  the  heavens  are  rais'd 

Above  the  ground  we  tread, 
So  far  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Our  highest  thoughts  exceed. 

4  His  power  subdues  our  sins, 

And  his  forgiving  love, 
Far  as  rlie  east  is  from  the  west} 
Doth  all  our  guilt  remove. 


PSALM  103,  104.  101 

)  The  pity  of  the  Lord 

To  those  that  fear  his  name, 

Is  such  as  tender  parents  fefcl — 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame. 

0  He  knows  we  are  but  dust, 

Scatter'd  with  every  breath  : 
His  anger,  like  a  rising-  wind, 
Can  send  us  swift  to  death. 
7  Our  days  are  as  the  grass 

Or  like  the  morning  flower! 
If  one  sharp  blast  sweep  o'er  the  field, 
It  withers  in  an  hour. 
<S  But  thy  compassions,  Lord, 
To  endless  years  endure; 
And  children's  childreu  ever  find 
Thy  words  of  promise  sure. 
VSALM   103.     19—22.     Th  rd  Part.     S.  M. 

God's  universal  Dominion;  or,  Angels  praise  the  Lord. 

1  FlIHL  Lord,  the  sov'reign  King, 

A     Hath  fix'd  his  throne  on  high, 
O'er  all  the  heav'nly  world  he  rules, 
And  all  beneath  the  sky. 

2  Ye  angels,  great  in   might, 

And  swift  ro  do  his  will, 
Bless  ve  the  Lord,  whose  voice  ye  hear, 
Whose  pleasure  ye  fulfil. 

3  Let  the  bright  hosts  who  wait 

The  orders  of  their  King, 
And  guard  his  churches  when  they  pray, 
Join  in  the  praise  they  sing. 

4  While  all  his  wond'rous  works 

Through  his  vast  kingdom  show 
Their  Maker's  glory,  thou,  my  soul, 
Shall  sing  his  graces  too. 
PSALM  104. 

The  Glory  of  God  in  Creation  and  Providence. 
"3    TVTY  soul,  thy  great  Creator  praise, 
-LtJL  When  cloth'd  in  his  celestial  rays 
He  in  full  majesty  appears, 
And  like  a  robe  his  glory  wears. 
Sole.     This  Psalm  may  be  sung  to  the  tune  of  the  old   112//*  ©■  121fji 
Psalm,  by  adding  these  two  lines  to  every  stanza,  vis. 

"  Great  is  the  Lord  !  what  tongue  can  frame 
iS  An  equal  honour  to  his  name!" 


162  PSALM  104. 

Otherwise  it  must  be  sung  as  the  lOOth  Psalm. 

2  The  heav'ns  are  for  his  curtains  spread; 
The  unfathom'd  deep  he  makes  his  bed  ; 
Clouds  are  his  chariot,  when  he  flies 
On  winged  storms  across  the  skies. 

3  Angels,  whom  his  own  breath  inspires, 
His  ministers    are  flaming  fires  ; 

And  swift  as  thought  their  armies  move 
To  bear  his  vengeance  or  hishve. 

4  The  world's  foundation  bv  his  hand 
Is  pois'd,  and  shall  for  ever  stand  ; 
He  binds  the  ocean  in  his  chain, 
Les>  it  should  drown  the  earth  again. 

5  When  earth  was  cover'd  with  the  flood, 
Which  high  above  the  mountains  stood, 
He  thunder'd  and  the  ocean  fled, 
Confin'd  to  its  appointed  bed. 

6  The  swelling  billows  know  their  bound, 
And  in  their  channels  walk  their  round; 
Yet  thence  conveyed  by  secret  veins, 
They  spring  on  hills,  and  drench  the  plains, 

7  He  bids  the  crystal  fountains  flow, 
And  cheer  the  valleys  as  they  go; 
There  gentle  herds  their  thirst  allay, 
And  for  the  stream  wild  asses  bray. 

8  From  pleasant  trees  which  shade  the  brink 
The  lark  and  linnet  like  to  drink; 

Their  songs  the  lark  and  linnet  raise; 
And  chide  our  silence  in  his  praise. 

PAUSE  THE  FIRST. 

0  God  from  his  cloudy  cistern  pours 
On  the  parch'd  earth  enriching  showers; 
The  grove,  the  garden,  and  the  field, 
A  thousand  joyful  blessings  yield. 

10  He  makes  the  grassy  food  arise, 
And  gives  the  cattle  large  supplies ; 
With  herbs  for  man  of  various  power, 
To  nourish  nature,  or  to  cure. 

1 1  What  noble  fruit  the  vines  produce  ! 
The  olive  yields  a  pleasing  juice; 

Our  hearts  are  cheer'd  with  gen'rous  wiue« 
His  gifts  proclaim  his  love  divine. 

12  His  bounteous  bands  our  table  spread, 
He  fills  our  cheerful  stores  with  bread  j 


PSALM  104.  163 

While  food  our  vital  strength  imparts. 
Let  daily  praise  inspire  our  hearts. 

PAUSE    THE    SECOND. 

13  Behold  the  stately  cedar  stands, 
Rais'd  in  the  forest  by  his  hands; 
Birds  to  the  boughs  for  shelter  fly, 
And  build  their  nests  secure  on  high. 

14  To  craggy  hills  ascends  the  goat; 
And  at  the  airy  mountain's  foot 

The  feebler  creatures  make  their  cell : 
He  gives  them  wisdom  where  to  dwell. 

15  He  sets  the  sun  his  circling  race, 
Appoints  the  moon  to  change  her  face; 
And  when  thick  darkness  veils  the  day,, 
Calls  out  wild  beasts  to  hunt  their  prey. 

16  Fierre  lions  lead  their  young  abroad, 
And,  roaring  ask  their  meat  from  God; 
But  when  the  morning-beams  arise, 
The  savage  beast  to  coveit  flies. 

17  The  man  to  daily  labour  goes; 
The  night  was  made  for  his  repose: 
Sleep  is  thy  gift,  that  sweet  relief 
From  tiresome  toil  and  wasting  grief. 

18  How  strange  thy  works!  how  great  thy  skill! 
While  ev'ry  land  thy  riches  fill  ; 

Thy  wisdom  round  the  world  we  see  : 
This  spacious  earth  is  full  of  thee. 

19  Nor  less  thy  glories  in  the  deep, 
Where  fish  ii«  millions  swim  and  creep, 
With  wond'rous  motions,  swift  or  slow, 
Still  wand'ring-  in  the  paths  below. 

20  Their  ships  divide  their  waf'ry  way, 
And  flocks  of  scaly  monsters  play  ; 
There  huge  Leviathan  resides, 
And  fearless  sports  amid  the  tides* 

PAUSE  THE  THIRD. 

21  Vast  are  thy  works,  almighty  Lord, 
All  nature  rests  upon  thy  word; 

And  ihe  whole  race  of  crea  ures  stands 
Waiting  their  portion  from  hands. 

22  While  each  receives  his  difFreni  food, 
Their  cheerful  looks  pronounce  i*  good: 
Eagles  and  bears,  and  whales  and  worms 
Rejoice  and  praise  in  different  forms. 


164  PSALM  105. 

23  But  when  thy  fare  is  bid  they  mourn, 
And    dying,  to  their  dust  return  ; 
Both  man  and  beast  their  souls  resign  ; 
Life,  breath,  and  spirit,  all  are  thine. 

24  Yet  thou  canst  breathe  on  dust  again, 
And  fill  the  world  with  beasts  and  men  ; 
A  word  of  thy  creating  breath 
Repairs  the  wastes  of  time  and  death. 

25  His  works,  the  wonders  of  his  might, 
Are  honour d  with  his  own  delight: 
How  awful  are  his  glorious  ways! 
The  Lord  is  dreadful  in  his  praise. 

,26  The  earth  stands  trembling  at  thy  stroke, 
And  at  thy  touch  the  mountains  smoke; 
Yet  humble  souls  may  see  thy  face, 
And  tell  their  wants  to  sov'reign  grace. 

27  In  thee  my  hopes  and  wishes  meet, 
And  make  my  meditations  sweet; 
Thy  praises  shall  my  breath  employ, 
Till  it  expire  in  endless  joy. 

28  While  haughty  sinners  die  accurst, 
Their  glory  bury  d  with  their  dust, 
I  to  my  God,  my  heav'nly  King, 
Immortal  hallelujahs  sing. 

PSALM   105.     Abridged.     CM. 

God's  Conduct  of  Israel,  and  the  Plagues  of  Egypt . 

1  d^i  IVE  thanks  to  God,  invoke  his  name, 
\JH   And  tell  the  world  his  grace; 
Sound  through  the  earth  his  deeds  of  fame. 

That  all  may  seek  his  face. 

2  His  covenant,  which  he  kept  in  mind 

For  num'rous  ages  past, 
To  numrous  ages  yet  behind 
In  equal  force  shall  last. 

3  Hesware  to  Abraham  and  his  seed, 

And  made  the  blessings  sure; 
Gentiles  the  ancient  promise  read, 
And  find  his  truth  endure. 

4  "Thy  seed  shall  make  all  nations  blest,"' 

Said  the  Almighty  voice; 
"And  Canaan's  land  shall  be  their  resf3 
"The  type  of  heav'nly  joys." 

5  [How  large  the  grant!  how  rich  the  grace* 

To  give  them  Canaan's  land, 


PSALM  107.  165 

When  they  were  strangers  in  the  place, 
A  small  and  feeble  band! 
*>  Like  pilgrims  through  the  countries  round 
Securely  they  removed; 
And  haughty  kings  that  on  them  frown'd. 
Severely  he  reproved. 
7  "Touch  mine  anointed,  and  mine  arm 
"  Shall  soon  avenge  the  wrong: 
"  The  man  that  does  my  prophets  harm 
"  Shall  know  their  God  is  strong.'' 
$  Then  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage, 
Nor  put  the  church  in  fear: 
Israel  must  live  through  ev'ry  age, 
And  be  th'  Almighty's  care.] 

PAUSE    TRE    FIRST. 

9  When  Pharaoh  dar'd  to  vex  the  saints. 
And  thus  provok'd  their  God, 
Moses  was  sent  at  their  complaints, 
Arm'd  with  his  dreadful  rod. 

10  He  calPd  for  darkness;  darkness  came 

Like  an  o'erwhelming  flood  : 
He  turn'd  each  lake  and  ev'ry  stream 
To  lakes  and  streams  of  blood. 

11  He  gave  the  sign,  and  noisome  flies 

Thro'  the  whole  country  spread; 
And  frogs  in  baleful  armies  rise 
About  the  monarch's  bed. 

12  Thro'  fields,  and  towns,  and  palaces, 

The  ten-fold  vengeance  flew; 
Locusts  in  swarms  devour'd  their  trees 
And  hail  their  cattle  slew. 

13  Then  by  an  angel's  midnight  stroke  * 

The  flower  of  Egypt  died; 
The  strength  of  ev'ry  house  was  broke, 
Their  glory  and  their  pride. 

14  Now  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage, 

Nor  put  the  church  in  fear; 
Israel  must  live  thro'  ev'ry  age, 
And  be  th'  Almighty's  care. 

PAUSE    THE    SECOND. 

15  Thus  were  the  tribes  from  bondage  freed. 

And  left  the  hated  ground  ; 
Rich  with  Egyptian  spoils  they  fled, 
Nor  was  one  feeble  found. 


W6  PSALM  106. 

16  The  Lord  himself  chose  out  their  way, 

-And  mark'd  their  journeys  right, 
Gave  them  a  leading  cloud  by  day, 
A  fiery  guard  by  night. 

17  They  thirst,  and  waters  from  the  rock 

In  rich  abundance  flow, 
And  following  still  the  course  they  took 
Ran  all  the  desert  through. 

18  Owond'rous  stream!  O  blessed  type 

Of  ever-flowing  grace! 
So  Christ  our  rock  maintains  our  life, 
And  aids  our  wand'ring  race. 

19  Thus  guarded  by  th'  Almighty  hand, 

The  chosen  tribes  possest 
Canaan,  the  rich,  the  promis'd  land 
And  there  enjoy 'd  their  rest. 

20  Then  let  the  world  forbear  its  rage, 

The  church  renounce  her  fear; 
Isra'1  must  live  thro'  evry  age, 
And  be  th'  Almighty's  care. 
PSALM  100.     1—5.     First  Part.     L.  M- 

Praise  to  God;  or,  Communion  with  Saints. 

1  FWIO  God  the  great,  the  ever  bless'd, 

JL    Let  songs  of  honour  be  address'd; 
His  mercy  firm  for  ever  stands; 
Give  him  the  thanks  his  love  demands. 

2  Who  knows  the  wonders  of  thy  ways? 
Who  shall  fulfil  thy  boundless  praise? 
Bless'd  are  the  souls  that  fear  ihee  still, 
And  pay  their  duty  to  thy  will* 

3  Remember  what  thy  mercy  did 
For  Jacob's  race,  thy  chosen  seed  • 
And  with  the  same  salvation  bless 
The  meanest  suppliant  of  thy  grace. 

4  O  may  1  see  thy  tribes  rejoice, 

And  aid  their  triumphs  with  my  voice! 
This  is  my  glory,  Lord,  to  be 
Join'd  to  thy  saints,  and  near  to  thee. 
PSALM  106.  7,8, 12—14,43—48.  Second  Part.  SM 

Israel  punished  and  pardoned;  or,  God's  unchangeable,  Lode. 
1    £  ''■«  OD  of  eternal  love, 

\3k  How  fickle  are  our  ways! 
And  yet  how  oft  did  Israel  prove 
Thy  constancy  of  grace ! 


PSALM  107.  Ifi: 

~2  They  saw  thy  wonders  wrought, 
And  then  thy  praise  they  sung; 
But  soon  thy  works  of  power  forgot, 
And  murmur'd  with  their  tongue. 
'}  Now  they  believe  his  word, 

While  rocks  with  rivers  flow! 
Now  with  their  lusts  provoke  the  Lord. 
And  he  reduc'd  them  low. 
1  Yet  when  they  mourn'd  their  faults, 
He  hearken'd  to  their  groans, 
Brought  his  own  cov'nant  to  his  thoughts, 
And  cajl'd  them  still  his  sons. 
-3  Their  names  were  in  his  book, 
He  sav'd  them  from  their  foes; 
Oft  he  chastis'd,  but  ne'er  forsook 
The  people  that  he  chose. 
«»  Let  Israel  bless  the  Lord, 

Who  lov'd  their  ancient  race; 
And  Christians  join  the  solemn  word 
Amen 9  to  all  the  praise. 

PSALM   107.     First  Part.     L.  M. 

Israel  led  to  Canaan,  and  Cfvristians  to  Heaven* 

1  d^i  IVL  thanks  to  God,  he  reigns  above; 
\J(  Kind  are  his  thoughts,  his  name  is  love; 
His  mercy  ages  past  have  known, 

And  ages  long  to  come  shall  own. 

2  Let  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
The  wonders  of  his  grace  record; 
Israel,  the  nation  whom  he  chose, 
And  rescu'd  from  their  mighty  foes. 

3  [When  God's  own  arm  their  fetters  broke, 
And  freed  them  from  th'  Egyptian  yoke, 
They  trac'd  the  desert,  wand'ring  round 
A  wild  and  solitary  ground. 

4  There  they  could  find  no  leading  road, 
Nor  city  for  their  fix'd  abode: 

Nor  food,  nor  fountain  to  assuage 
Their  burning  thirst,  or  hunger's  rage. J 

5  In  their  distress  to  God  they  cried, 
God  was  their  Saviour  and  their  guide; 
He  leu  their  wand'ring  march  around, 
'Twas  the  right  pathrto  Canaan's  ground. 

€  Thus,  when  our  first  release  we  g«in 
From  Sin's  old  yoke  and  Satan's  chain. 


168  PSALM  107, 

We  have  this  desert  world  to  pass, 
A  dang'rous  and  a  tiresome  place. 

7  He  feeds  and  clothes  us  all  the  way, 
He  guides  our  footsteps  lest  we  stray ; 
He  guards  us  with  a  pow'rful  hand, 

*  And  brings  us  to  the  heav'nly  land. 

8  0  let  the  saints  with  joy  record 

The  truth  and  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
How  great  his  works!  how  kind  his  ways! 
Let  ev'ry  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 

PSALM  107.     Second  Part.     L.  M. 

Correction  for  Sin,  and  Release  by  Prayer. 

1  1/1  ROM  age  to  age  exalt  his  name, 

J-     God  and  his  grace  are  still  the  same 
He  fills  the  hungry  soul  with  food, 
And  feeds  the  poor  with  ev'ry  good. 

2  But  if  their  hearts  rebel  and  rise 
Against  the  God  who  rules  the  skies  ; 
If  they  reject  his  heav'nly  word, 
And  slight  the  counsels  of  the  Lord ; 

3  He'll  bring  iheir  spirits  to  the  ground, 
And  no  deliverer  shall  be  found; 
Laden  with  grief  they  waste  their  breatL 
In  darkness  and  the  shades  of  death. 

4  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries.. 
He  makes  the  dawning  light  arise, 
And  scatters  all  that  dismal  shade 
That  hung  so  heavy  round  their  head. 

5  He  cuts  the  bars  of  brass  in  two, 

And  lets  the  smiling  pris'ners  through  ; 
Takes  off  the  load  of  guilt  and  grief, 
And  gives  the  laboring  soul  relief. 
f>  Oh  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  wond'rous  goodness  of  J  he  Lord  ! 
How  great  his  works  !   how  kind  his  ways! 
Let  ev'ry  tongue  pronounce  his  praise. 

PSALM   107.     Third  Part.     L.  IVL 

Intemperance  punished  and  pardoned;  or,  a  Psalm  for  the  Glutton  and 

Drunkard 

1  "WTAIN  man,  on  foolish  pleasures  bent, 

▼     Prepares  for  his  own  punishment; 
What  pains,  what  loathsome  maladies 
From  luxury  and  lust  arise! 

2  The  drunkard  feels  his  vitals  waste, 

Yet  drowns  his  health  to  please  his  taste ; 


PSALM  107.  lt& 

Till  all  his  active  powers  are  lost, 
And  tainting-  life  draws  near  the  dust. 

3  The  glutton  groans,  and  loathes  to  eat, 
His  soul  abhors  delicious  meat; 
Nature,  with  heavy  loads  opprest, 
Would  yield  to  death  to  be  releas'd. 

4  Then  how  the  frighten'd  sinners  fly 
To  God  for  help,  with  earnest  cry! 

He  hears  their  groans,  prolongs  their  breath-, 
And  saves  them  from  approaching  death. 

5  No  medVines  could  effect  the  cure 
So  quick,  so  easy,  or  so  sure: 
The  deadly  sentence  God  repeals, 

He  sends  bis  sovereign  word,  and  heals. 

0  Oh  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
And  let  their  thankful  oflf'ring  prove 
How  they  a$ere  their  Maker's  love. 

PSALM   107.     Fourth  Part.     L.  M. 

Deliveranctj'rtfm  Storms  and  Shipwrecks ;  W,  the  >Seumari  s  Horn 

1  "VlfOULD  you  heboid  the  works  of  God, 

t?     His  wonders  in  the  world  abroad? 
With  the  bold  mariner  survey 
The  unknown  regions  of  the  sea! 

2  They  leave  thtir  native  shores  beiiiud, 
And  seize  the  favour  of  the  wind  ! 
Till  God  commaird,  and  tempests  rise 
That  fafenve  the  ocean  to  the  ski«»s* 

3  Now  to  the  henv'ns  they  mount  amain, 
Now  sink  to  droidful  deeps  again; 
What  strange  affrights  young  sailors  feel, 
And  hke  a  stagg'ring  drunkard  reel! 

4  When  land  is  far,  and  death  is  nigh, 
Lost  to«ll  hope,  lo  God  they  cry  ; 
His  mercv  hears  their  loud  address, 
And  sends  salivation  in  distress. 

5  He  bids  the  winds  their  wrath  assuage, 
And  stormy  tempests  cease  to  rage  ; 
The  gladsome  train  their  tears  gi've  o'er. 
And  hail  with  joy  their  native  shore. 

■6  Oh  may  the  sons  of  men  record 

The  wondrous  goodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
Let  them  their  private  off 'rings  brings 
And  in  the  church  his  glory  sing. 

P2 


(70  PSALM  107. 

PSALM  107.     Fourth  Part.     CM. 

The  Mariner's  Psalm. 

1  FllHY  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord, 

JL    That  rules  the  boist'rous  sea, 
The  sons  of  courage  shall  record, 
Who  tempt  that  dangerous  way. 

2  At  thy  command  the  winds  arise, 

And  swell  the  tow'ring  waves! 
The  men,  astonish'd,  mount  the  skies, 
And  sink  in  gaping  graves. 

3  [Again  they  climb  the  wat'ry  hills,       , 

And  plunge  in  deeps  again; 
Each  like  a  tott'ring  drunkard  reels, 
And  finds  his  courage  vain. 

4  Frighted  to  hear  the  tempest  roar, 

They  pant  with  flutt'ring  breath  ; 
And*  hopeless  of  the  distant  shore, 
Expect  immediate  death. 

5  Then  to  the  Lord  they  raise  their  cries; 

He  hears  the  loud  request, 
And  orders  silence  thro'  the  skies, 

And  lays  the  floods  to  rest, 
t]  Sailors  rejoice  to  lose  their  fears, 

And  see  the  storm  ailay'd  : 
Now  to  their  eyes  the  port  appears  ; 

There  let  their  vows  be  paid. 

7  'Tis  God  that  brings  them  safe  to  land: 

Let  stupid  mortals  know, 
That  waves  are  under  his  command, 
And  all  the  winds  that  b'ow. 

8  Oh  that  the  sons  of  men  would  praise 

The  aroodness  of  the  Lord  ! 
And  those  that  see  thy  wondrous  ways, 
Thy  wondrous  love  record. 

PSALM  107.     Last  Part.     L.  M. 

Colonies  planted ;  or,  Nations  blest  and  punished. 

i  _"%7i7'HEN  God,  provok'd  with  daring  crimes, 
y  ?     Scourges  the  madness  of  the  times, 
He  turns  their  Melds  to  barren  sand, 
And  dries  the  rivers  from  the  land. 

2  His  word  can  raise  the  springs  again, 
And  make  the  wither'd  mountains  green, 
Send  show'ry  blessings  from  the  skies, 
And  harvests  in  the  desert  rise. 


PSALM  108.  J7l 

•3  [Where  nothing  dwelt  but  heists  of  prey, 
Or  dien  As  fierce  and  wild  as  they, 
He  bids  lh'  opprest  and  poor  repair, 
And  build*  them  towns  and  cities  there. 

4  They  sow  the  fields,  and  trees  they  plant, 
Whose  yearly  fruit  supplies  their  want; 
Their  race  grows  up  from  fruitful  stocks. 
Their  wealth  increases  with  their  flocks, 

5  Thus  they  are  blest ;  but  if  they  sin, 
He  lets  the  heathen  nations  in; 

A  savage  crew  invades  their  lands,  $ 

Their  princes  die  by  barb'rous  hands. 

0  Their  captive  sons,  expos'd   to  scorn, 
Wander  unpity'd  and  forlorn  ; 

The  country  lies  unfene'd,  untill'd, 

And  desolation  spreads  the  field. 
7  Yet  if  the  humble  nation  mourns, 

Again  his  dreadful  hand  lie  turns: 

.Again  he  mikes  their  cities  thrive, 

And  bids  the  dying-  churches  live.] 
3  The  righteous,  with  a  joyful  sense, 

Admire  the  works  of  providence; 

And  tongues  of  atheists  shall  no  more 

Blaspheme  the  God  that  saints  adore. 
J)  How  few  with  pious  care  record 

These  wond'rous  dealings  of  the  Lord  f 

But  wise  observers  still  shall  find 

The  Lord  is  holv,  just,  and   kind. 

PSALM  108.     C.  M. 

A  Song  of  Praise. 

1  A  WAKE,' my  soul,  to  sound  his  praise, 
J\.  Awake  my  harp  to  sing: 

Join  all  my  powers  the  song  to  raise, 
And  morning'  incense  bring. 

2  Among-  the  people  of  his  care, 

And  thro' the  nations  round, 
Glad  songs  of  praise  will  I  prepare, 
And  there  his  name  resound. 

3  Be  thou  exalted,  O  my  God, 

Above  the  starry  train; 
Diffuse  thy  heav'nly  grace  abroad^ 
And  teach  the  world  thy  reign* 

4  So  shall  thy  coosen  sons  rejoice, 

And  throng  thy  courts  above  ; 


17*2  PSALM  109,  110. 

While  sinners  hear  thy  pard'ning  voice, 
And  taste  redeeming  love. 

PSALM    109.     1—5,  31.     C.  M. 

Love  to  Enemies,  from  the   Example  of  Christ. 

1  fi  OD  of  my  mercy  and  my  praise, 
xjf   Thy  glory  is  my  song; 

Tho*  sinners  speak  against  thy  grace 
With  a  blaspheming  tongue. 

2  When  in  the  form  of  mortal  man 

Thy  Sen  on  earth  was  found ; 

With  cruel  slanders  false  and  vain 

They  compass'd  him  around. 

3  Their  mis'ries  his  compassion  move, 

Their  peace  he  still  pursu'd; 
They  render'd  hatred  for  his  love, 
And  evil  for  his  good. 

4  Their  malice  rag'd  without  a  cause, 

Yet  with  his  dying  breath 
He  pray'd  for  murd'rers  on  his  cross, 
And  blest  his  foes  in  death. 

5  Lord,  shall  thy  bright  example  shine 

In  vain  before  my  eyes  ? 
Give  me  a  soul  a-kin  to  thine, 
To  love  mine  enemies, 
(j  The  Lord  shall  on  my  side  engage, 
And  in  my  Saviour's  name 
I  shall  defeat  their  pride  and  rage, 
Who  slander  and  condemn. 

PSALM  ^10.     First  Part.     L.    M. 
Christ  exalted,  and  Multitudes  converted;  or,  the  Success  oft^te  Gospel 
1    r  jpHUS  God  th'  eternal  Father  spake 
JL     To  Christ  the  Son  :  "  Ascend  and  sit 
"At  my  right  hand,  till  I  shall  make 
"Thy  foes  submissive  at  thy  feet, 
o  "From  Zion  shall  thy  word  proceed, 
•u  Thy  word,  the  sceptre  in  thy  hand, 
"Shall  make  the  hearts  of  rebels  bleed, 
"  And  bow  their  wills  to  thy  command, 

3  "That  day  shall  show  thy  power  is  great, 

'"  When  saints  shall  flock  with  willing  minds. 
"And  sinners  crowd  thy  temple-gate, 
"  Where  holiness  in  beauty  shines.'' 

4  O  blessed  Power!  O  glorious  day! 
What  a  large  vict'ry  shall  ensue  ! 


PSALM  110. 

And  converts,  who  thy  grace  obey, 
Exceed  the  drops  of  morning  dew. 

PSALM  1 10.     Second  Part.     L.  M. 

The  Kingdom  and  Priesthood  of  Christ 

1  rj^HUSthe  great  Lord  of  earth  and  sea 

JL    Spake  to  his  Son,  and  thus  he  swore  : 
"Eternal  shall  thy  priesthood  be, 
"And  change  from  hand  to  hand  no  more. 

2  "Aaron,  and  all  his  sons,  must  die; 
"  But  everlasting- life  is  thine, 
"To  save  for  ever  those  that  fly 
"For  refuge  from  the  wrath  divine. 

3  "Byrne  Melchisedec  was  made 
"On  earth  a  king  and  priest  at  once; 
"And  thou,  my  heav'nly  Priest,  shalt  plead, 
"  And  thou,  my  King,  shalt  rule  my  sons." 

4  Jesus,  the  Priest,  ascends  his  throne; 
While  counsels  of  eternal  peace, 
Between  the.  Father  and  the  Son, 
Proceed  with  honour  and  success. 

'  5  Thro'  the  ^hole  earth  his  reign  shall  spread. 
And  crush  the  powers  that  dare  rebel ; 
Then  shall  he  judge  the  rising"  dead, 
And  send  the  guilty  world  to. hell. 
6  Tho'  while  he  treads  his  glorious  way, 
He  drinks  the  cup  of  threats  and  blood, 
The  sufferings  of  that  dreadful  day 
Shall  but  advance  him  near  to  God. 
PSALM  110.     C.  M. 

Christ's  Kingdo  ii  and  Priesthood. 
&  f  ESUS,  our  Lord,  ascend  thy  throne* 
mJ     And  near  thy  Father  sit; 
In  Zion  shall  thy  power  be  known, 
And  make  thy  foes  submit. 

2  What  wonders  shall  thy  gospel  do! 

Thy  converts  shall  surpass 
The  numerous  drops  of  morning-dew, 
And  own  thy  sovereign  grace. 

3  God  hath  pronounc'ri  a  firm  decree, 

Nor  changes  what  he  swore; 
"Eternal  shall  'hy  priesthood  be, 
"  When  Aaron  is  no  more. 

4  "Melchisedec,  that  wond'rous  priest, 

"That  king  of  high  degree3 


Tf» 


174  PSALM  111. 

"  That  holy  man,  who  Abram  blest, 
"  Was  but  a  type  of  thee." 
5  Jesus  our  Priest  for  ever  lives 
To  plead  for  us  above ; 
Jesus  our  King  for  ever  gives 

The  blessings  of  his  love. 
God  shall  exalt  his  glorious  head, 

And  his  high  throne  maintain, 
Shall  strike  the  powers  and  princes  dead. 
Who  dare  oppose  his  reign. 

PSALM  111.     First  Part.     CM. 
The  Wisdom  of  God  in  his  Works. 

1  CI  ONGS  of  immortal  praise  belong 
£3   To  my  Almighty  God; 

He  has  my  heart,  and  he  my  tongue, 
To  spread  his  name  abroad. 

2  How  great  the  works  his  hand  has  wrought ! 

How  glorious  in  our  sight! 
And  men  in  ev'ry  age  have  sought 
His  wonders  with  delight. 

3  How  fair  and  beauteous  nature's  frame  ! 

How  wise  th'  eternal  mind! 
His  counsels  never  change  the  scheme 
That  his  first  thoughts  design'd. 

4  When  he  redeem'd  his  chosen  sons, 

He  fix'd  his  covenant  sure: 
The  orders  that  his  lips  pronounce 
To  endless  years  endure. 

5  Nature  and  time,  and  earth  and  skies* 

Thy  heav'nly  skill  proclaim; 
What  shall  we  do  to  make  us  wise, 
But  learn  to  read  thy  name? 
0  To  fear  thy  power,  to  trust  thy  grace, 
Is  our  divinest  skill ! 
And  he's  the  wisest  of  our  race 
That  best  obeys  thy  will. 

PSALM  111.     Second  Part.     C.    M. 

Ihe  Perfections  of  God. 
}    f^i  RE  AT  is  the  Lord ;  his  works  of  might 
VI"   Demand  our  noblest  songs; 
Let   his  assembled  saints  unite 
Their  harmony  of  tongues. 
■2  Great  is  the  mercy  of  the  Lord, 
He  gives  his  children  food; 


PSALM  112.  m 

And,  ever  mindful  of  his  word, 
He  makes  his  promise  good. 

3  His  Son,  the  great  Redeemer,  came 

To  seal  his  cov'nant  sure; 

Holy  and  rev'rend  is  his  name, 

His  ways  are  just  and  pure. 

4  They  that  would  grow  divinely  wise, 

Must  with  his  fear  begin  ; 
Our  fairest  proof  of  knowledge  lies 
In  hating  ev'ry  sin. 

PSALM  1 12.     As  the  1 12th  Psalm. 

The  Blessings  of  the  liberal  Man. 

1  FT1HAT  man  is  blest  who  stands  in  awe 

JL     Of  God,  and  loves  his  sacred  law: 
His  seed  on  earth  shall  be  renown'd; 
His  house  the  seat  of  wealth  shall  be, 
An  unexhausted  treasury, 

And  with  successive  honours  crown'd. 

2  His  liberal  favours  he  extends, 

To  some  he  gives,  to  others  lends; 

A  gen'rous  pity  fills  his  mind: 
Yet  what  his  charity  impairs, 
He  saves  by  prudence  in  affairs, 

And  thus  he's  just  to  all  mankind. 

3  His  hands,  while  they  his  alms  bestow'd, 
His  glory's  future  harvest  sow'd  ; 

The  sweet  remembrance  of  the  just, 
Like  a  green  root,  revives  and  bears 
A  train  of  hlessings  for  his  heirs. 

When  dying  nature  sleeps  in  dust. 

4  Beset  with  threatening  dangers  round, 
Unmov'd  shall  he  maintain  his  ground; 

His  conscience  holds  his  courage  up : 
The  soul  that's  fill'd  with  virtue's  light, 
Shines  brightest  in  affliction's  night, 

And  sees  in  darkness  beams  of  grace. 
PAUSE. 
">  £111  tidings  never  can  surprise 
His  heart  thatfix'd  on  God  relies, 

Tho'  waves  and  tempests  roar  around  : 
Safe  on  a  rock  he  sits,  and  sees 
The  shipwreck  of  his  enemies, 

And  all  their  hope  and  glory  drown'& 


I 


176  PSALM  112. 

G  The  wicked  shall  his  triumph  see, 
And  gnash  their  teeth  in  agony, 

To  find  their  expectations  crost: 
They  and  their  envy,   pride  and  spite, 
Sink  down  to  everlasting  night, 

And  all  their  names  in  darkness  lost.l 
PSALM  112.     L.  M, 

The  Blessings  of  the  Pious  and  Charitable. 

THRICE  happy  man  who  fears  the  Lord, 
Loves  his  commands,  and  trusts  his  word 
Honour  and  peace  his  days  attend, 
And  blessings  to  his  seed  descend. 

2  Compassion  dwells  upon  his  mind, 
To  works  of  mercy  still  inclin'd  : 
He  lends  the  poor  some  present  aid, 
Or  gives  them,  not  to  be  repaid. 

3  When  times  grow  dark,  and  tidings  spread 
That  fill  his  neighbours  round  with  dread, 
His  heart  is  arm'd  against  the  fear; 

For  God  with  all  his  power  is  there. 

4  His  spirit,  fis'd  upon  the  Lord, 

Draws  heav'nly  courage  from  his  word; 
Amidst  the  darkness  light  shall  rise, 
To  cheer  his  heart  and  bless  his  eyes. 

5  He  hath  dispers'd  his  alms  abroad, 
His  works  are  still  before  his  God  ; 
His  name  on  earth  shall  long  remain, 
While  envious  sinners  rage  in  vain. 

PSALM  112.     C.  M. 

Liberality  rewarded. 

1  ¥¥ APPY  is  he  that  fears  the  Lord, 
JLM.   And  follows  his  commands, 
Who  lends  the  poor  without  reward. 

Or  gives  with  lib'ral  hands. 

2  As  pity  dwells  within  his  breast 

To  all  the  sons  of  need; 
So  God  shall  answer  his  request 
With  blessings  on  his  seed. 

3  No  evil  tidings  shall  surprise 

His  well-establish'd  mind; 
His  soul  to  God,  his  refuge,  flies. 
And  leaves  his  fears  behind. 

4  In  times  of  danger  and  distress 

Some  beams  of  light  shall  shine. 


PSALM  113,  J  7 

To  show  the  world  his  righteousness, 
And  give  him  peace  divine. 
5  His  winks  of  piety  and  love 
Remain  before  the  Lord; 
Honour  on  earth,  and  joys  above, 
Shall  be  his  sure  reward. 

PsALM   M'a     Proper  "tune. 

The  Majesty  and  Condescension  of  God. 
I    "^R^E  that  detig'bt  to  serve  'lie  Lord. 
JL    The  honours  of  his  name  record— 
His  sacred  name  for  ever  bless  : 
Where'er  the  circling-  sun  dfsplays 
His  rising  beams  or  setting  rays, 

Let  lands  and  seas  his  power  confess*    . 
*2  Not  time,  nor  Nature's  narrow  rounds, 
Can  give  his  vast  dominion  bounds, 

The  heav'ns  are  far  below  his  height: 
Let  no  created  greatness  dare 
JWith  our  eternal  God  compare, 
Arm'd  with  his  uncreated  might* 
*3  He  bows  his  g-lonous  head  to  view 

What  the  bright  hosts  of  angels  do, 
And  bends  his  care  to  moital  things; 
His  sovereign  hand  exalts  the  poor, 
He  Mkes  the  needy  from  the  door, 

And  seats  them  on  the  thrones  of  kings. 
1   When  childless  families  despair, 
He  sends  the  blessings  of  an  heir 

To  rescue  their  expiring  name; 
The  mother,  with  a  thankful  voice, 
Proclaims  his  praises  and  her  joys: 
Let  ev'ry  age  advance  his  fame. 
PSALM  \\%     L.  M. 

God  Sovereign  and  Gracious. 

1  "V7~E  servants  of  th'  Almighty  King*, 

J-    In  every  age  his  praises  si;ig: 
Where'er  the  sun  shall  rise  or  set, 
The  nations  shall  his  praise  repeat. 

2  Above  the  earth,  beyond  the  sky, 
His  throne  of  glory  stands  on  high  ; 
Nor  time,  nor  place  his  power  restrain, 
Nor  bound  his  universal  reign. 

3  Which  of  the  sons  of  Adam  dare, 
Or  angels  with  their  God  compare  ? 

Q  m 


178  PSALM  114. 

i 
His  glories,  bow  divun Jy  bright, 

Who  dwells  in  OH  created  light! 

4  Behold  his  love  !  he  stoops  to  view 
What  saints  above  and  angels  do  ; 
And  condereuds  yvl  more  to  know 
The  mean  affcurs  of  men  below. 

5  From  dust  and  cottages  obscure 
His  grace  exalts  the  humble  poor  ! 
Gives  then)  the  honour  of  his  sons* 
And  fits  them  for  their  heav'nly  thrones. 

G  [A  word  of  his  creating  voice 

Can  make  the  barren  house  rejoice: 
Tho'  Sarah's  ninety  years  were  past, 
The  promis'd  seed  i*  born  at  last. 

7  W  ith  joy  the  mother  views  her  son, 
And  tells  the  wonders  God  has  done; 
Faith  may  grow  strong  when  sense  despairs; 
If  nature  fads,  the  promise  bears.] 
PSALM  114.     L.  M 

Miracles  attending  Israel s  Journey. 

1   T^STHEN  Israels,  freed  horn  Pharoah's  hand. 
f  7      Left  the  proud  tyrant  and  his  land, 
The  tribes  wirh  cheerful  homage  own 
Their  King,  and  Judah  was  his  throne. 

9  Across  the  deep  their  journey  lay; 
The  deep  divides  to  make  them  way: 
Jordan  be  field  their  march,  and  fled 
With  backward  current  to  his  head. 

•3  The  mountains  shook  like  frighted  sheep. 
Like  lambs  the  httle  hillocks  leap; 
Not  Sinai  on  her  brtse  could  stand, 
Conscious  of  s  vVeign  power  at  hand. 

4  W7hat  power  could  make  the  deep  divide; 
Mrtke  Jordan  backward  roll  his  tide? 
Why  did  ye  leap,  ye  little  hills! 

And  whence   he  dieao  that  Smai  feels? 

5  Let  ev'ry  mountain,  ev'ry  flood 
Retire  and  know  th'  approaching  God, 
The  King  of  lsra'1 :  see  him  here  ; 
Tremble,  thou  earth  ;  adore  and  fear. 

(J  He  thunder-,  and  all  nature  mourns, 
The  rock  to  standing  pools  he  turns; 
Fhnts  spring  with  fountains  at  his  word,, 
And  fires  and  seas  confess  the  Lord. 


PSALM  1 15  179 

PSALM  115.     First  Metre. 

The  true  God  our  Refuge ;  or,  Idolatry  reproved. 
1    TVTOT  !°  Oti'"s**lvesi  vvho  Hve  Ml,t  dual, 

J- ll   Not  to  ourselves  is  glory  due, 

Eternal  God,  thou  only  just, 

Thou  only  gracious,  wise  and  true. 
3  Display  to  earth  thy  dreadful  name; 

Why  should  a  heathen's  haughty  tongue 

Insult  us,  and,  to  raise  our  shame, 

Say,  "  Where's  the  God  you've  serv'd  so  long?" 

3  The  God  we  serve  maintains  his  throne, 
Above  the  clouds,  beyond  the  skies  ; 
Thro'  all  the  earth  his  will  is  done, 

He  knows  our  groans,  he  hears  our  cries. 

4  But  the  vain  id   Is  they  adore 

Are  senseless  shapes,  of  stone  and  wood: 
At  best  a  mass  of  gUtt'nug  ore, 
A  silver  saint,  or  golden  god, 

5  fWith  eyes  a,u'  ears  *ney  carve  the  head; 
Deaf  are  their  ears,  their  eyes  are  blind  : 
Tn  vain  are  costly  offerings  made, 

And  vows  are  scatter'd  in  the  wind. 
f3  Their  feet  were  never  made  to  move, 

Nor  hands  to  save  when  mortals  pray; 

Mortals  that  pay  them  fear  or  love, 

Seem  to  be  blind  and  deaf  as  they  .J 
7  O  Isra'l,  make  the  Lord  thy  hope, 

Thy  help,  thy  refuge,  and  thy  rest: 

Thr  Lord  shall  build  thy  rums  up, 

And  bless  the  people  and  the  priest. 
S  The  dead  no  mon   can  speak  thy  praise; 

Th^y  dwell  in  silence  in  the  grave; 

Bu!  we  shall  live  to  sing  thy  grace, 

And  tell  the  world  thy  power  to  save. 
PSALM  1 15.     *econd  Metre. 

As  the  new  Tune  of  the  50th  Psalm. 
Idolatry  reproved. 

1  T^fOT  to  our  names,  ihou  only  just  and  true, 
X^l        ot  to  our  worthless  names  is  gl<»ry  due; 
Thy  power  and  grace,  thy  truth  and  justice  claim 
Immortal  honours  to  thy  sov?reign  name : 

Shine  thro'  the  earth,  from  heav'n,  thy  blest  abode, 
N  or  let  the  heathens  say,  *'  Where  is  y<>ur  God  ?" 

2  Heav'n  is  thine  higher  court :  there  stands  thy  throne. 
And  thro'  the  lower  worlds  thy  will  is  done ; 


ISO  PSALM  116. 

God  fram'd  this  earth,  the  starry  heav'ns  he  spread,. 
But  fools  adore  the  gods  their  hands  have  made; 
The  kneeling  crowd    with  looks  devout    bahold 
Their  silver  saviours,  and  their  saints  of  gold. 

3  [Vain  are  those  artful  shapes  of  eyes  and  ears- — 
The  raolton  image  neither  sees  nor  hears ; 
Their  hands  are  helpless,  nor  their  feet  can  move 
They  have  no  speech    nor  thought,  nor  power,  nor  love; 
Yet  sottish  mortals  make  their  long  complaints 
To  their  deaf  idols,  and  their  lifeless  saints. 

I  The  rich  have  statues  well  adorn'd  with  gold  : 
The  poor,  content  with  gods  of  coarser  mould, 
With  tools  of  iron  carve  the  senseless  stock, 
Lopt  from  a  tree    or  broken  from  a  rock  : 
People  and  priests  drive  on  the  solemn  trarie 
And  trust  the  gods  that  saws  and  hammers  made, 

5  Be  heav'n  and  earth  amaz'd  !   'tis  hard  to  sa\ 
Which  are  more  stupid,  or  their  gods,  or  they. 
O  Israel,  trust  the  Lord  ;  he  hears  and  sees. 
He  knows  thy  sorrows    and  restores  thy  peace  $ 
His  worship  does  a  thousand  comforts  yield — 
He  is  thy  help,  and  he  thine  heav'nly  shield. 

')  In  God  we  trust ;  our  impious  foes  in  vain 
Attempt  our  ruin,  and  oppose  his  reign  ; 
Had  they  prevail'd,  darkness  had  closed  our  days 
And  death  and  silence  had  forbid  his  praise  : 
But  we  are  sav'd    and  live  ; — let  songs  arise, 
And  Zion  bless  theG  ri  that  built  the  skies. 

PSALM    116.     First  Port.     CM. 

Recovery  from  Sickness. 

1  "  LOVE  the  Lord  ;   he  heard  my  cries, 
-■-   And  pity'd  ev'ry  groan; 

Long  as  I  live,  when  troubles  rise, 
I'll  hasten  to  his  throne. 

2  1 1  ov'd  the  Lord  :  he  bow'd  his  ear, 

And  chas'd  my  griefs  away  ; 
Oh  let  my  heart  no  more  despair 
When  1  have  breath  to  pray. 
'4  My  flesh  declin'd,  my  spirits  fell, 
And  1  drew  near  tfie  dead, 
While  inward  pangs  and  fears  of  hell 
PerplexM  my  wakeful  head. 
4  "  My  God,''  I  cried,  "  thy  servant  save, 
"Thou  ever  good  arid  just ; 
"  Thy  power  can  rescue  from  the  grave., 
Thy  power  is  all  my  trust." 


PSALM  IIG,  117.  181 

5  The  Lord  beheld    ue  sore  Mistiest, 

le  bade  my  pains  remove; 
Reiurn,  rny  sou',  Jo  God  thy  rest, 
For  thou  hast  known  his  love. 

6  My  God  hath  s  iv'd  my  soul  from  death, 

And  dried  my  Tailing   ears; 
Now  to  his   .raise  I'll  spend  my  breath, 

Aud  my  remaining  years. 
PSALM  i 16.      12,  &c     Second  Part.     C.  M 

Thanks  for  private  Deliverance. 

1  ^y  HAT  shall  1  render  16  my  God 

▼  ?      For  all  his  kindness  shown? 
My  teet  shall  visit  thine  obode, 
*Jy  songs  address  thy  throne. 

2  Among  tfie  sai-sfs  that  fill  thine  house. 

My  ofPrings  shall  be  paid; 
There  shall  my  zeal  perform  the  vows 
My  soul  in  anguish  made 

3  H-iw  much  is  merry  t  y  delight, 

Thou  ever-blessed  God  ! 
How  dear  thy  servants  in  thy  sight? 
How  precious  is  their  blood! 

4  How  happy  all  thy  servants  are! 

How  great  thy  grace  to  me! 
JMy  life,  which  thou  hast  made  thy  care, 
Lord,   I  devote  to  thee. 

5  Now  I  am  thme,  for  ever  thine, 

Nor  shall  my  purpose  move; 
Thy  hand  hath  loos'd  my  bonds  of  pains 
And  bound  me  with  thy  l<»ve. 
iy  Here  in  thy  courts  t  leave  my  vow, 
And  thy  rich  grace  record  ; 
Witness,  ye  saints,  who  hear  me  now, 
If  I  forsake  the  Lord. 

PSALM  M7.     C.  M. 

Praise  to  God  from  all  Nations. 

1  /~k  ALL  ye  uatious  prose  the  Lord, 
\J   Each  with  a     iff  rent  tongue: 
In  ev'ry  language  learn  his  word, 

And  let  his  name  be  sung. 

2  H;s  mercy  reigns  thro' ev'ry  land: 

Proclaim  his  grace  abroad; 
For  ever  firm  bis  truth  shall  staud  : 
Praise  ye  the  faithful  God. 

Q2 


182  PSALM  117,  II 8. 

PSALM  U7.     L.  M. 

[   "M7JR0M  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 
JF     Lrt  the  Creator's  praise  arise: 
Let  the  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
Thro'  ev'ry  land,  by  ev'ry  tongue. 
°2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  thy  word  ; 
Thy  praise  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  suns  shall  set  and  rise  no  more, 
PSALM  117.     S.M. 
1    f  1  ^  H  Y  name,  almighty  Lord. 

JL     Shall  sound  thro'  distant  lands: 
Great  is  thy  grace,  and  sure  thy  word  : 
Thy  truth  forever  stands. 
*2  Far  be  thine  honour  spread. 
And  long  thy  praise  endure. 
Till  morning  light  and  ev*ning'  shade 
Shall  be  exchanged  no  more. 
PSALM  1  IS      ()— -15.     First  Part.     C.  M. 
Deliverance  from  a  Tumult. 

1  P'R  ^HE  Lord  appears  my  helper  now. 

4     Nor  is  my  faith  afraid, 
What  all  the  sons  of  earth  can  do, 
Since  heav'n  affords  its  aid. 

2  ?Tis  safer,  Lord,  to  hope  in  thee, 

And  have  my  God  my  friend, 
Than  trust  in  men  of  high  degree, 
And  on  their  truth  depend. 

3  ?Tis  through  the  Lord  my  heart  is  strong, 

In  him  my  lips  rejoice  ; 
While  his  salvation  is  my  song, 
How  cheerful  is  my  voice  ! 

4  Like  angry  bees  they  gut  me  round: 

When  God  appears  they  fly  ; 
So  burning  thorns,  with  crackling  sound. 
Make  a  fierce  blaze,  and  die. 

5  Joy  Jo    he  saints:,  and  peace  belongs  ; 

The  Lord  protects  their  days  : 
Let  Israel  tune  immortal  songs 
To  his  almighty  gr«ce. 

PSALM  118.'     17—2.1      Second  Part.     CM. 

Public  Praise  for  Deliveance  from  Death, 
1    ~|     ORL.  thou  hast  heard  thy  servant  cry, 
«*-J   And  rescued  from  the  grave; 


PSALM  118.  183 

Now  shall  lie  live,  (and  none  can  die^ 
If  God  resolve  to  save.) 

2  Thy  praise  more  constant  than  before, 

Shall  fill  his  daily  breath; 
Thy  hand,  that  hath  chastis'd  him  sore, 
Defends  hirn  still  from  death. 

3  Open  the  gates  of  Zion  now, 

For  we  shall  worship  there, 
The  house  we?e  all  the  righteous  go, 
Thy  mercy  to  declare. 

4  Among  th'  assemblies  of  thy  saints 

Our  thankful  voice  we  raise; 
There  we  have  told  thee  our  complaints, 
And  there  we  speak  thy  praise, 
PSALM  UK     22,  2-1     Third  Part.      C.  M. 
Christ  the  Foundation  of  the  Church. 

1  T3EHOLD  the  sure  foundation  stone 
-J-*    Which  God  in  Zion  lays, 

To  build  our  heav'nly  hopes  upon, 
And  his  eternal  praise. 

2  Chosen  ot  God,  to  sinners  dear, 

And  saints  adore  thy  name; 
They  trust  their  whole  salvation  here; 
Nor  shall  they  snifer  shame. 

3  The  foolish  builders,  scribe  and  priest, 

Reject  it  with  disdain  ; 
Firm  on  ibis  rock  the  church  shall  rest, 
And  envy  raoe  in  vain.  • 

4  What  though  the  gates  of  hell  withstood, 

Yet  must  this  butlding  rise'; 
JTis  thv  own  work,  alinightt  God, 
And  wond'rous  in  our  eyes. 
PSALM    5!»<      24,  25,  2b\     Fourth  Part.     C.   M. 

Hosanna;  the  Lord1  s  Day;  or,  Christ's  Resurrection  and  ov.r  Salvation- 

1  *  jntllS   is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made, 

-*-     lie  calls  the  hours  his  own; 
Let  heav'n  rejoice,  let  earth  he  £>lad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

2  To-day  he  rose  and  left  the  dead, 

And  Satan's  empire  fell; 
To-day  the  saints  his  triumph  spread, 
And  ail  his  wonders  »*!:. 

3  Hosanna  to  th' anointed  King, 

To  David's  holy  Son ; 


184  PSALM  US. 

Help  us,  O  Lord,  descend  and  bring 
Salvation  from  thy  throne. 

4  Blest  is  the  Lord     ho  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grate) 
Who  conies  in  God  his  Father's  name. 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise: 
The  highest  heav  ns,  in  which  he  reigns, 
{Shall  ^ive  f  i  *  en  nobler  praise. 

PSALM     18.    22—27.     *.    M. 

An  Hosannafor  the  Lord's  Day;  or  a  new  Song  of  Salvation  by  Chris: 

1  ^j^fcLwhai    i  i  vug  stone, 
lO  The  bui'der*  did  refuse: 

Y<  i  God  hath  built  his  ehufcb  thereon 
In  spite  of  envious  Je    s. 

2  The  scribe  an     angry  priest 

Reject  ihine  only  Son; 
Yet  od  this  rock  shall  Zion  rest, 
is  the  chief  cos  nei-stone. 

3  The  work,  O  Lord,   is  thine, 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes: 
This  day  declares  it  all  divine, 
This  day  did  Jesus  rise. 

4  Tins  is  the  glorious  day 

That  our  Redeemer  made; 
Let  us  rejoice,  an  I  sing,  and  pray, 
•  Let  all  the  church  be  glad. 

5  Hosanna  to  the  Kug 

Of  David's  royal  blood  : 
Bless  hi ui,  ye  saints,  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvation  from  your  God. 
f>  We  bless  th«ne  holy  word, 

Which  all  this  grace  displays; 
And  offer  on  thine  altar,  Lord, 
Our  sacrifice  of  praise. 

PSALM  IIS.     22.-27.     L.  M. 

An  Hosannafor  the  Lords  Day;  or,  a  new  Song  of  Salvation  by  Christ. 

1  O!   wh  »t  >gi«;  ous corner  stone 
-*~-^   The  Jew  h  builders  did  refuse! 
But  God  hath  built  h»s  church  thereon, 

in  spite  of  envy  and  the  Jews. 

2  Great  God,  ih<    work  is  all  divine, 

The  joy  and  wonder  of  our  eyes; 


PSALM  119-  IS". 

This  is  the  day  that  proves  it  thijie, 
The  day  that  saw  our  Saviour  rise. 
3  Sinners  rejoice,  and  saints  be  glad ; 
iiosanna,  let  his  name  be  blest; 
A  thousand  honours  on  his  head, 

With  peace,  and  light,  and  glory  rest! 
-1  In  God's  own  name  he  comes  to  bring 
Salvaiion  to  our  dyiii£  race; 
Let  the  whole  church  address  their  King' 
With  hearts  of  joy,  and  songs  of  praise. 
PSALM  1  I  a     First  Part.     C.  M. 

[I  have  collected  and  disposed  the  most  useful  verses  of  this  Psalm  un- 
der eighteen  different  heads,  and  formed  a  Divine  Song  upon  each  of 
them.  But  the  verses  are  much  transposed,  to  attaiiv  some  degree  of  con- 
nection. 

In  sume  places,  instead  of  the  words  law  commands,  Judgments,  testi- 
monies, I  have  used  gospel,  •word,  grace,  truth,  promises,  &c.  as  more 
agreeable  to  the  New  Testament  and  the  common  language  of  Christians; 
and  it  equally  answers  the  design  of  the  Psalmist,  which  was  to  recom- 
mend the  holy  scriptures.] 

The  Blessedness  of  Saints,  and  Misery  of  Sinners- 

VERSE  I,   2,   3. 

1  "JQLEST  are  the  undefil'd  in  heart, 
_D   Whose  ways  are  right  and  clean  ; 
Who  never  from  thy  law  depart, 

But  fly  from  ev'ry  sin. 

2  Blest  are  the  men  that  keep  thy  word, 

And  practice  thy  commands; 
With  their  whole  heart  they  seek  the  Lord, 
And  serve  thee  with  their  hands. 
verse  165. 

3  Great  is  their  peace  who  love  thy  law; 

How  firm  their  souls  abide! 
Wor  can  n  bold  temptation  draw 
Their  steady  feet  aside. 

verse  6. 

4  Then  shall  my  heart  have  inward  joy, 

And  keep  my  face  from  shame, 
When  all  thy  statues  I  obey, 
Aud  honour  all  thy  name. 

verse  2 1,   I  IS. 

5  But  haughty  sinners  God  will  hate, 

The  proud  shall  die  accurst; 
Th^  sons  of  falsehood  and  deceit 
Are  trodden  to  the  dust, 


1SG  PSALM  119. 

vers*.  1 19,  155. 
6  Vile  as  the  dross  the  wicked  are, 
And  those  that  leav^  thy  ways 
Shall  see  salvation  from  afar, 
But  never  taste  thy  grace 

PSA  LM  1 1 9,     Second  Part. 

Secret  Devotion  and  Spiritual  Mindedness ;  or,  Constant  Converse  with 

God. 

verse   147,  55. 
1   rg^O  thee,  before  the  dawning  light, 
JL     My  gracious  Cod,  J  pray  ; 
I  meditate  thy  name  by  night, 
And  keep  thy  law  by  day. 
verse  8 1. 
3  My  spirit  faints  to  see  thy  grace ; 
Thy  promise  bears  me  up, 
And  while  salvation  long  delays, 
Thy  word  supports  my  hope. 
verse  164. 

3  Seven  times  a  day  1  lift  my  hands, 

And  pay  my  thanl's  to  thee ; 
Thy  righteous  providence  demands 
Repeated  praise  from  me. 
verse  62. 

4  When  midnight  darknes  veils  the  skies, 

I  call  thy  works  to  mind; 
My  thoughts  in  warm  devotion  rise, 
And  sweet  acceptance  find. 

PSALM  119.        hird  Part. 
Professions  of  Sincerity,  Repentance,  and  Obedience 

VERS;     5/,    <)0. 

1  nriHOU  art  my  portion,  O  my  God! 

mL    Soon  as  I  know  ihy  way, 
Hy  heart  mnkes  haste  t'  obey  thy  word, 
And  suffers  no  delay. 

verse  31,   14. 

2  I  choose  the  path  of  heav'nly  truth, 

And  glory  in  my  choice; 
Not  all  the  riches  of  the  earth 
Could  make  me  so  rejoice. 

3  Th^  testimonies  of  thy  grace 

I  set  before  my  eyes; 
Thence  I  derive  my  d;iily  strength. 
And  there  my  comfort  lies. 


PSALM   H9.  187 

verse  59. 
i  If  once  I  wander  from  thy  path, 
I  think  upon  m)  ways,     . 
Then  turn  my  feet  to  trjy  commands. 
And  trus   thy  pard'ning grace. 
VERSE  94,    112. 

5  Now  I  am  thine,  Tor  ever  thine, 

Oh  save  thy  servant,  Lord, 
Thou  art  my  shield,  mv  hiding-place, 
My  hope  is  in  thy  word. 

VERSE    I  12. 

6  Thou  hast  inrlin'd  this  heart  of  mine 

Thy  statues  to  fulfil  ; 
And  thus  till  morf -I  life  shall  end 
Would  I  perform  thv  will. 

P!>ALM   1 19.  'Fourth  Part. 

Instructions  of  Scripture. 
VERS      9. 

1  TTOW  shall  the  young  securetheir  hearts, 
-■-A  And  ouaid  their  lives  from  sin? 

Thy  word  the  choicest  rules  imparts 
To  keep  the  conscience  clean. 
verse  130. 

2  When  once  it  enters  to  the  mind, 

It  spreads  su<  h  light  abroad  ; 
The  meanest  sou  s  instruction  find, 
And  raise  their  thoughts  *o  God. 
verse  1 05 

3  'Tis  like  the  sun,  a  heav'nly  light, 

That  guides  us  :t|l  (he  iihy  ; 
And,  through  the  dan  ersof  the  night, 
A  lamp  to  lead  our  way. 

VERSE  99,  100. 

4  The  men  that  keep  thy  Jaw  with  care, 

And  meditate  thy  word, 
Grow  wis?  r  than  their  teachers  are, 
And  better  know  the  Lord. 

vers,   104,  113 

5  Thy  precepts  make  me  truly  wise; 

1  hate  the  sinner's  road  : 
I  hate  my  own  vain  thoughts  that  rise, 
But  love  thy  I  w,  my  God. 
verse  89,  90,91. 
G  [The  starry  heav'ns  thy  rule  obeyr, 
The  earth  maintains  her  place; 


188  PSALM  119. 

And  these,  thy  servants,  night  and  day, 
Thy  sk?ll  and  power  express. 

7  Bin  still  thy  law  and  gospel,  Lord, 

Have  lessons  moredivine: 
Not  earth  stands  firmer  than  thy  word, 
Nor  stars  so  nobly  shine  ] 

verse  190,  I   0,9,119. 

8  Thy  word  is  everlasting  truth, 

How  pure  is  ev'ry  page! 
That  holy  book  shall  guide  our  youth, 
And  well  support  our  age. 

Ps  rLM  119.     Fifth  P*rt. 

Delight  in  Scripture ;  or,  the  Word  of  God  dwelling  in  lis- 
VERSt   9? 

1  i^k  HOW  llove  thy  holy  law! 
^-^  'Tis  daily  my  delight  ; 
And  thence  my  meditations  draw 

Divine  advice  by  night. 

verse  1 48. 

2  My  waking  eyes  prevent  the  day 

To  meditate  thy  word: 
My  soul  with  longing  melts  away 
To  hear  thy  gospel,   Lord. 

verse  3,  13,  54» 

3  Thy  heav'nly  words  my  heart  engage, 

And  well  employ  my  tongue, 
And  in  my  tiresome  pilgrimage 
Yield  me  a  heav'nly  song. 

verse  19,   103. 

4  Am  I  a  stranger,  or  at  home, 

?Tis  my  perpetual  feast ; 
Not  honey  dropping  from  the  comb 
So  much  a!lures  the  taste. 

verse  72,  127. 

5  No  treasures  so  enrich  the  mind  ; 

Nor  shall  thy  word  be  sold 

For  loads  of  silver,  well  refin'd, 

Nor  heaps  of  choicest  gold. 

verse  28,49,  175. 

6  When  nature  sinks,  and  spirits  droop, 

Thy  promises  of  grace 
Are  pillars  to  support  my  hope, 
And  there  1  write  thy  praise. 


PSALM  110.  18£> 

PSALM  119.     Sixt    Part, 

Holiness  and  Comfort  from  the  Word. 
VERSE  I2H. 

!    V    ORD,  I  esteem  tby  judgments  right, 
■  A   And  all  thy  statues  just; 
Thence  1  maintain  a  constant  fight 
With  ev'ry  flatt'ring  lust. 

verse  97,  9. 

2  Thy  precepts  often  1  survey; 

I  keep  thy  law  in  sight, 
Through  all  the  bus'ness  of  the  day, 
To  form  my  actions  right. 
vkrse  62. 

3  My  heart  in  midnight  silence  cries, 

"  How  sweet  thy  comforts  be!" 
My  thoughts  in  holy  wonder  rise, 
And  bring  their  thanks  to  thee. 
verse   162. 

4  And  when  my  spirit  drinks  her  fill, 

At  some  good  word  of  thine, 
Not  mighty  men  that  share  the  spoil 
Have  jovs  corapar'd  to  mine. 

'  PSALM  119.     Seventh  Part. 

Imperfection  of  Nature,  and  Perfection  of  Scripture, 

verse  96.     Paraphrased. 

1  ET  all  the  heathen  writers  join 
M-A   To  form  one  perfect  book ; 
Great  God,  if  once  compar'd  with  thine, 

How  mean  their  writings  look! 

2  Not  the  most  perfect  rules  they  gave 

Could  show  one  sin  forgiv'u, 

Nor  lead  a  step  beyond  the  grave; 

But  thine  conduct  fo  heav'n. 

3  Pve  seen  an  end  to  what  we  call 

Perfection  here  below; 
How  short  the  powers  of  nature  fall, 
And  can  no  further  go. 

4  Yet  men  would  fain  be  just  with  God, 

By  works  their  hands  have  wrought ; 
But  tby  commands,  exceeding  broad, 
Extend  to  every  thought. 

5  In  vain  we  boast  perfection  here, 

While  sin  defiles  our  frame, 


R 


190  PSALM  1 19. 

And  sinks  our  virtues  down  so  far, 
They  scarce  deserve  the  name. 
6  Our  faith,  and  love,  and  every  grace> 
Fall  far  below  ihy  word  ; 
Bur  perfect  truth  and  righteousness 
Dwell  only  « ith  the  Lord. 

PSALM  I  19.   L  uhth  Part, 
The  Excellency  and  Variety  ofScripturo 
vers     Ml.     Paraphrased. 

1  T    OR  t),  I  have  made  I  hy  word  my  choice, 
JL.^   My  lasting  heritage; 

There  shall  my  noblest  powers  rejoice*, 
My  warmest  thoughts    ugage. 

2  I'll  read  the  hist  lies  of  thy  love, 

A  rul  keep  thy  laws  in  sight, 
While  thro*  the  promises  I  rove> 
H  ith  ever  fresh  delight. 

3  'Tis  a  broad  land  of  wealth  unknown, 

Where  springs  of  life  arise  ; 
Seed  of  immortal  bliss  are  sown, 
And  hidden  glory  lies. 

4  The  best  relief  that  mourners  have, 

It  makes  our  sorrows  bless  VI  ; 
Our  fairest  hope  beyond  the  grave, 
And  our  etern-af  restn 

PSAi.M  IIP.     Nmth  Part. 

Desire  of  Knowledge 
VKHSF  (4.  K8.  18. 

1  FB^HY  mercies  fill  lh<  earth,  O  Lord., 

JL     How  good  thy  works  appear  ! 
Open  my  eyes  to  read  thy  word, 
And  see  thy  wonders  there. 
vers:*  73,     25. 

2  My  heart  was  fashion ?d  by  thy  hand„ 

My  service  is  ti.y  due; 
Oh  make  thy  servant  understand 
The  duties  1  must  do. 

V!  rse  10. 

3  Since  I'm  a  stranger  heie  below, 

Thy  path  O  do  not  hide, 
But  mark  the  road  my  feet  should  go. 
And  be  my  constant  guide, 


PSALM  1^ 

VERSE  26. 

4  When  leonfess'd  my  wand'ring  ways, 
Thou  heard'st  my  soul  complain  ; 
Graut  me  the  teachings  of  thy  grace, 
Or  1  shall  stray  again. 

v   use  33,  34. 
)  If  God  to  me  his  statutes  show, 
And  beav'nly  truth  impart, 
His  work  for  ever  I'll  pursue, 
His  law  shall  rule  my  heart. 
verse  50,  71* 
$  This  was  my  comfort  when  I  bore 
Variety  ol  gnef; 
It  made  me  learn  thy  word  the  more.  ' 
And  fly  to  that  relief. 

verse  51. 
7  [In  vain  the  proud  deride  me  now; 
I'll  ne'er  forget  thy  law, 
Nor  let  that  blessed  gospel  go 
Whence  all  my  hopes  1  draw. 
vkrse  27,  171. 
$  When  1  have  learn'd  my  Father's  will? 
I'll  teach  the  world  his  way*  ; 
My  thankful  lips,  inspired  with  zeal, 
Shall  sing  aloud  his  pr;«»se.] 

PSALM  119.     T  <  Lh  Part. 

Pleading  the  Promises 

verse   :b,  4r>. 

1  "|3  EHOLD  thy  waiting  servant    Lord, 
JO    Devoted  to  thy  fear; 
Remeinhei  and  confirm  thy  word, 

For  all  my  hopes  are  there. 

verse  4 1, 58,   107. 

2  Hast  thou  not  sent  salvation  d«wn, 

And  promis'd  quickening  grace? 
Doth  not  my  heart  address  thy  throne? 
And  yet  thy  love  delays, 

verse  J  23.  42. 

3  Mine  eyes  for  thy  salvation  tad: 

Oh  bear  thy  servant  up: 
18 v-    et  the  scoffing  lips  prevail, 
Who  dare  reproach  my  hope. 


192  PSALM  119, 

VERSE   49,    ?4. 

4  Didst  tliou  not  raise  my  faith,  O  Lord, 
Then  let  thy  truth  appear: 
Saints  shall  rejoice  in  my  reward, 
And  trust  as  well  as  fear. 

PSALM  1 19.     Eleventh  Part* 

Breathing  after  Holiness. 
VERSE   5,   22. 

h  d\U  that  the  Lord  would  guide  my  ways 
\J  To  keep  his  statues  still ! 
Oh  that  my  God  would  grant  me  grace 
To  know  and  do  his  will ! 
verse  29. 

2  Oh  send  thy  Spirit  down  to  write 

Thy  law  upon  my  heart, 
Nor  let  my  tongue  indulge  deceit? 
Nor  act  the  liar's  part. 

verse  37,  36. 

3  From  vanity  turn  off  my  eyes; 

Let  no  cerrupt  design, 
Nor  covetous  desires,  arise 
Within  this  soul  of  mine. 

vkrse  133. 
X  Order  my  footsteps  by  thy  word? 
And  make  my  heart  sincere: 
Let  sin  have  no  dominion.  Lord, 
But  keep  my  consc  ience  clear, 
verse  17(1. 
5  My  soul  hath  gone  too  far  astray, 
My  feet  too  often  slip; 
Yet  since  I've  not  forgot  thy  way* 
Restore  thy  wand'rmg  sheep. 
verse  35. 
t>  Make  me  to  walk  in  thy  commands, 
'Tis  a  delightful  road  : 
Nor  let  my  head,  nor  heart,  nor  hands 
Offend  against  my  God. 

PSALM  If9.     Twelfth  Part. 
Breathing  after  Comfort  and  Deliverance. 
VERSE  153. 

I   1%/JY  God,  consider  my  distress, 
XTi  Let  mercy  plead  my  cause; 
Though  1  have  sinn'd  against  thy  grace 
— ^e'er  forget  thy  laws. 


PSALM  119.  193 

VERSE  39,    116. 

2  Forbid,  forbid  the  sh*rp  reproach, 

Which  I  so  justly  tear; 
Uphold  my  lite,  uphold   my  hopes. 
Nor  l«jt  my  shame  appear. 

VERSr     22,  135. 

3  Be  thou  a  surety,  Lord,  tor  me, 

Nor  let  the  proud  oppress; 
But  make  thy  waiting1  servant  sec 
The  shillings  of  thy  face. 
verse  82. 

4  My  eyes  with  expectation  fail; 

My  heart  within  me  cries, 
"When  will  the  Lord  h  s  truth  fulfil, 
And  bid  my  comforts  rise." 
vt;RSE  132. 

5  Look  down  upon  my  sorrows,  Lord, 

And  show  rhy  grace  the  same; 
Thy  tender  mercies  still  afford 
To  those  that  love  thy  name. 

P-ALM  119.     Thirteenth  Part. 

Holy  Fear,  and  Tenderness  of  Conscience* 
VERSE      10. 

1  VJI7ITH  my  whole  heart  I've  sought  thy  face, 

▼  ▼     O  let  me  never  stray 
From  thy  commands,  O  God  of  grace. 
Nor  (read  the  Sinner's  way. 
verse   II. 

2  Thy  word  I've  hid  within  my  heart 

To  keep  my  conscience  clean, 
And  be  an  everlasting  guard 
Prom  ev'ry  rising  siu. 

verse  63,  53,   158. 

3  I'm  a  companion  of  the  saints, 

W  ho  fear  and  love  the  Lord  ; 
My  sorrows  rise,  my  nature  faints, 
When  men  transgress  thy  word* 
verse  161,   163. 

4  While  sinners  do  thy  gospel  wrong. 

My  spirit  stands  in  awe  : 
My  soul  abhors  a  lying  tongue, 
But  loves  thy  righteous  law. 

R2 


194  PSALM  119, 

verse  161,  120. 

5  My  heart  with  sacred  rev'rence  hears 

The  threat'ning  of  thy  word  ; 
My  flesh  with  holy  trembling-  fears 
The  judgments  of  the  Lord. 
verse  166,  174, 

6  My  God,  I  long,  I  hope,  I  wait 

For  thy  salvation  still ; 
While  thy  whole  law  is  my  delight, 
And  I  obey  thy  will. 

P^ALM    119.     Fourteenth  Part. 

Benefit  of  afflictions,  and  Support  under  them 

verse   153,  81,  82. 
i   ^ONSIDER  all  my  sorrows,  Lord,. 
\j  Ai*d  thy  deliv'rance  send  ; 
My  soul  for  thy  salvation  faints, 
When  will  my  troubles  end  ? 
verse  71. 
2  Yet  I  have  found  'tis  good  for  me 
To  bear  my  Father's  rod ; 
Afflictions  made  me  learn  thy  law. 
And  live  upon  my  God. 

verse   50. 
•3  This  is  the  comfort  1  enjoy 
When  new  distress  begins: 
I  read  thy  word,  I  run  tliy  way, 
And  hate  my  former  sins. 
verse  92. 
i  Had  not  thy  word  been  my  delight 
When  earthly  joys  were  fled, 
My  souL  opprest  with  sorrow's  weight,. 
Had  sunk  amongst  the  dead. 
verse  75 
5  1  know  thy  judgments,  Lord,  are  right. 
Though  they  may  seem  severe; 
The  sharpest  sufferings  1  endure 
Flow  from  thy  faithful  care. 
verse  67. 
«)  Before  I  knew  thy  chast'ning  rod. 
My  feet  were  apt  to  stray ; 
Hut  now  I  learn  to  keep  thy  word, 
Nor  wander  from  thy  way, 


PSALM  119.  195 

PSALM  119.     Fifteenth  Part, 

Holy  Resolutions. 
VERSE    93. 

1  f\   THAT  thy  statutes  cv'ry  hoar 
Vf    Might  dwell  upon  my  mind! 
Thence  1  derive  a  quick'ning*  power, 

And  daily  peace  I  rind. 
verse   15,16. 

2  To  meditate  thy  precepts,    Lord 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ; 
My  soul  shall  ne'er  forget  thy  word, 
Thy  word  is  all  my  joy. 
verse  32. 

3  How  would  I  run  in  thy  commands 

If  thou  my  heart  discharge 
From  sin  and  Satan's  hateful  chains, 
And  set  my  feet  at  large. 
verse   13,  40. 

4  My  lips  with  courage  shall  declare 

Thy  statutes  and  thy  name; 
I'll  speak  thy  word  though  kings  should  hear, 
Nor  yield  to  sinful  shame. 
verse  61,  69,  70* 

5  Let  bands  of  persecutors  rise 

To  rob  me  of  my  right, 
Let  pride  and  malice  forge  their  lies, 
Thy  law  is  my  delight. 

VERSE    1  15. 

6  Depart  from  me,  ye  wicked  race, 

Whose  hands  and  hearts  are  ill : 
1  love  my  God,   I  love  his  ways, 
And  must  obey  his  will. 

PSALM    119.     Sixteenth  Part. 

Prayer  for  quickening  Grace- 

verse  25,  37. 

1  1VTY  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust  : 
-1-vjL   Lord,   give  me  life  divine; 
From  vain  desires  and  ev'ry  lust 

Turn  off  these  eyes  of  mine. 

2  I  need  the  influence  of  thy  grace 

To  speed  me  in  thy  way, 
Lest  I  should  loiter  in  my  race, 
Or  turn  my  feet  astray. 

verse   107. 
•3  When  sore  afflictions  press  me  down. 
1  need  thy  quick'ning  powers,* 


196  PSALM"!  19. 

Thy  word  that  I  have  rented  on 
Shall  help  my  heaviest  hours. 
verse  156\  40. 

4  Are  not  thy  mercies  sov'reign  still, 

And  thou  a  faithful  God 
Wilt  thou  not  j^rant  ute  warmer  zeal 
To  run  the  heav'nly  road  ? 
verse    169,  40. 

5  Does  not  ray  heart  rhy  precepts  love, 

And  long  to  see  thy  race*? 
And  yet  how  slow  my  spirits  move 
Without  enliv'mnof  grace. 

VER-E    93. 

6  Then  shall  I  love  ihy  gospel  more 

And  ne'er  forget  thy  word, 
When  I  h^ve  fell    is  quirk'nmg  power 

To  draw  me  near  the  Lord.fc 
PSALM  119.      Seventeenth  Part.      L.  M. 
Grace  ihining  in  Difficulties  and  Trials. 
V^RSK    143,  <8N. 

1  ^OSTHLN  pain  and  anguish  seize  me,  Lord, 

??     All  my  support  is  from  thy  word  ; 
My  soul  dissolves  for  heaviness  ; 
Uphold  me  with  thy  strengthening  grace. 
VERSE  51,  69,  J 10. 

2  The  proud  have  fntni'd  their  scoffs  and  lies, 
They  watch  my  feet  with  envious  eyes, 
They  tempt  my  soul  to  snares  nnd  sin  ; 

Yet  thy  commands  I  ne'er  de*  line. 
verse  161,  78. 

3  They  hate  me,   Lo  d,  without  a  cause, 
They  hate  to  see  me  love  thy  laws! 
But  i  trust  and  tear  thy  name, 
Till  pride  and  malice  die  with  shame. 

PSALM  119.     LastP*rt.     L.    M. 

Sanctified  Afflictions;  or,  Delight  in  the  Word  of  God < 
VERSE    <i7,  59. 

1  1^  A  I  HfcLR,  I  hless  thy  gentle  band; 
-*-  How  kind  was  thy  chastising  rod, 
Th»t  forc'd  my  conscience  to  a  stand, 

And  brought  my  wanderingsoul  to  God. 

2  Foo<  sh  and  tain,  I  >ve*i    sf,  (y, 

Ere  I  had  felt  thy  scourges,  Lord; 


PSALM  120.    i  197 

I  left  my  guide,   and  lost  my  way, 
But  now  I  love  and  keep  thy  word. 
verse  71. 

3  'Tis  good  for  me  to  wear  the  yoke, 

For  pride  is  apt  to  riseand  swell ; 
'Tis  good  to  bear  my  Father's  stroke, 
That  I  might  learn  his  statutes  well. 
verse  72. 

4  The  law  that  issues  from  thy  mouth. 

Shall  raise  my  cheerful  passions  more 
Than  all  the  treasures  of  the  south, 
Or  richest  hills  of  golden  ore. 

VERSE    73 

5  Thy  hands  have  made  my  mortal  frame, 

Thy  spirit  form'dmy  s'»ul  within  ; 
Teach  me  to  know  thy  wond'rous  name, 
And  guard  me  safe  from  death  and  sin. 

Vt RSE    74 

6  Then  all  that  love  and  fear  the  Lord 

At  my  salvation  shall  rejoice, 
For  I  have  trusted  in  thy  word, 

And  made  thy  grace  my  only  choice* 
PSXLJVI    120.     C.  M. 

Complaint  of  quarrelsome  Neighbours;  or,  a  Devout  Wish  for  Peat  9  < 

1  r|lHoU  God  of  love,  rhou  ever  blest, 

JL     Pity  my  suffering  state; 
When  wilt  thou  set  my  soul  at  rest, 
From  lips  that  love  deceipt? 

2  Hard  lot  of  mine!  my  days  are  cast 

Among"  the  sons  of  strife, 
Whose  never-ceasing  quarrels  waste 
My  golden  hours  of  life. 

3  Oh  might  1  fly  to  change  my  place, 

How  would  I  choose  to  dwell 
In  some  wide,  lonesome  wilderness, 
And  leave  these  gates  of  hell  ? 

4  Peace  is  the  blessing  that  I  seek, 

How  lovely  are  its  <  harms! 
I  am  for  peace  ;  but  when  I  speak, 
They  all  declare  for  arms. 

5  New  passions  still  their  souls  engage, 

And  keep  their  malice  strong: 
What  shall  be  done  to  curb  thy  rage. 
O  thou  devouring  tongue ! 


198  PSALM  Ifil. 

6  Should  burning  arrows  smite  thee  through, 
Strict  justice  would  approve; 
But  I  would  rather  spare  my  toe, 
And  melt  his  heart  with  love, 

PSALM   121.     L.  M. 

Divine  Protection. 

1  XTP  to  the  hills  1  lift  mine  eyes, 

%J    Th'  eternal  hills  beyond  the  skies; 
Thence  all  her  help  my  sou!  derives; 
There  my  almighty  refuge  lives. 

2  He  lives;  the  everlasting  God 

That  built  the  world  that  spread  the  flood; 
The  heav'ns,  with  all  their  host  he  made, 
And  the  dark  regions  of  the  dead. 
8  He  guides  our  feet,  he  guards  our  way; 
His  morning  smiles  adorn  the  day: 
He  spreads  the  ev'ning  veil,  and  keeps 
The  silent  hours  while  Isra'l  sleeps. 

4  IsrVI,  a  n*me  divinely  blest, 
May  rise  secure,  securely  rest; 
Thy  holy  guardian  s  wakeful  eyes 
Admit  no  slumber,   nor  surprise. 

5  No  sun  shall  smite  thy  head  by  day, 
Nor  the  pale  moon,  with  sickly  ray, 
Shall  blast  thy  couch;  no  baleful  star 
Dart  his  tnalignan    fire  so  far. 

6  Should  earth  and  hell  with  malice  burn. 
Still  thou  shall  go,   and  still  return, 
Safe  in  the  Lord  ;   his  heav'nly  care 
Defend  thy  life  from  ev'ry  snare 

7  On  thee  foul  spirits  have  no  power; 
And  in  thy  last  departing  hour 
Angels  that  trace  the  airy  road, 
Shall  bear  thee  homeward  to  thy  God, 

PSA  J  M  121.     CM. 

Preservation  by  Day  and  Night. 

1  FTJ^O  beav'n  I  iih  my  waning  cy»s, 

J      There  all  my  hopes  are  laid  : 
Th<  Lord  that  built  the  earth  ad  skies 
Is  my  perpetual  aid. 

2  Thei--  steadfast  feet  shall  never  t'al 

Whom  he  designs  to  keep  ; 
Hjs  ear  attends  the  softest  call; 
His  eyes  can  never  sleep. 


PSALM  121.  199 

3  He  will  sustain  our  weakest  powers 

With  his  almighty  arm, 
And  uatrh  onr  m<>sf  unguarded  hours 
Against  surprising  barm. 

4  Isra'l  rejoice,  and  rest  secure, 

Thy  keeper  is  the  Lord  ; 
His  wakeful  eyes  employ  his  power 
For  thine  eternal  guard. 

5  Nor  scorching  sun,  nor  sickly  moon, 

Shall  have  us  fewve  io  smite  ; 
He  shields  ihy  h«  ad  from  burning  noon, 
From  blasting  damps  at  night. 

6  He  guards  thy  soul,  he  keeps  thy  breath, 

Where  thickest  dangers  come  ; 
Go  and  return,  secure  from  death, 
Til!  God  commands  thee  home. 
PSALM  121.     As  the  i4*th  Psalm. 

God  our  Preserver. 

1  TIP1*  ARI>  I  liti  ii  hie  eyes, 

^    From  God  is  all  my  aid  : 
The  God  (hat-  budt  the  sk'es, 
And  earth   md  nature  made  ; 
God  is    he  towHi- 
To  which  1  fly  ;  his  grace  is  nio-h 
In  ev'i\  hour. 

2  My  feet  shrill  never  slide, 

And  farl  .n  fatal  snares, 
Since  God,  my  guard  and  guide, 
Defends  me  from  my  fears. 
Those  wakeful  eyes 
That  never  sleep,  shall  Isra'l  keep 
\\  hen  dangers  rise. 

3  No  burning  heafs  by  Hay, 

Nor  blasts  ot  ev'nmg  air, 
Shall  take  my  health  away, 
Jf  God  be  with  me  there  ; 
Thou   trt  my  son, 
And  thou  my  shade,  to  guard  my  heat! 
By  night  or  noon. 

4  Hast  thou  not  giv'n  ihy  word 

To  save  my  soul  from  death? 
And  1  ran  trust  rny  Lord 
To  keei   my  mortal  breath 

I'll  go  and  come,  « 


200  PSALM  122 

Nor  fear  to  die,  till  from  on  high 
Thou  call  me  home. 

PSALM  122.     CM. 

Going  to  Church 

1  TTOW  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 
JUl  My  friends  devoutly  say, 

In  Zion  let  us  all  appear 
And  keep  the  solemn  day. 

2  I  love  the  gates,  I  love  the  road  ; 

The  church,  adorn'd  with  grace, 
Stands  like,  a  palace  built  for  God 
To  show  his  milder  face. 

3  Up  to  her  courts,  with  joy  unknown, 

The  holy  tribes  repair  ; 
The  son  of  David  holds  his  throne 
And  sits  in  judgment  there. 

4  He  hears  our  praises  and  complaints  ; 

And  while  his  awful  voice 
Divide  the  sinners  from  the  saints, 
We  tremble  and  rejoie. 

5  Peace  be  within  this  sacred  place. 

And  joy  a  constant  guest! 
With  holy  gifts  and  heav'nly  grace 
Be  her  attendants  blest  ! 

6  My  sou!  shall   pray  for  Zion  still, 

While  life  or  breath  remains; 
There  my  best  friends,  my  kindred  dwell, 
There  God  my  Saviour  reigns. 

PS    LM    \22.     Proper  Tune, 

Going  to  Church. 

HOW  pleas'd  and  blest  was  I, 
To  hear  the  people  cry, 
"  Come,  let  us  seek  our  God  to-day!" 
Yes,   With  a  cheerful  zeal 
We  haste  to  Zioti's  hill, 
And  there  our  vows  and  honours  pay. 

2  Zion,  thnre  happy  place, 
Adorn'd  w»th  wond'rous  grace, 

And  wall*  of  strength  embrace  thee  round* 
In  thee  our  tribes  appear 
To  pray,  and  praise,  and  hear 

The  sacred  gospel's  joyful  sound, 

3  There  David's  greater  Son 

Has  fix'd  his  royal  throne? 


I 


PSALM  123, 124.  (t 

He  sits  for  grace  and  judgment  there  ;, 

He  bids  the  saints  be  glad, 

He  makes  the  sinners  sad, 
And  humble  souls  rejoice  with  fear. 

1  May  peace  attend  thy  gate, 

And  joy  within  thee  wait, 
To  bless  the  soul  of  ev'ry  guest ; 

The  man  that  seeks  thy  peace, 

And  wishes  thine  increase, 
A  thousand  blessings  on  him  rest  ! 
5  My  tongue  repeats  her  vows, 

Peace  to  this  sacred  house  ! 
For  here  my  friends  and  kindred  dwell  : 

And  since  my  glorious  God 

Makes  thee  his  blest  abode, 
My  soul  shall  ever  love  thee  well. 

Repeat  the  fourth  Stanza  to  complete  the  Tune. 

PSALM  123.     C.  M. 

Pleading  with  Submission. 
\    g~\  THOU  whose  grace  and  justice  reign 
\JF  Enthroned  above  thesta'es, 
To  thee  our  hearts  would  tell  their  pain, 
^  To  thee  we  lift  our  eyes. 

2  As  servants  watch  their  master's  hand, 

And  fear  the  angry  stroke; 
Or  maids  before  their  mistress  stand, 
And  wait  a  peaceful  look  : 

3  So  for  our  sins  we  justly  feel 

Thy  disiplme,  O  God  ; 
Yet  wait  the  gracious  moment  still 
Till  thou  remove  the  rod. 

4  Those  that  in  wenlth  and  pleasure  live. 

Our  daily  groans  deride; 
And  thy  delays  of  mercy  give 
Fresh  courage  to  their  pride. 

5  Our  foes  insult  us,  but  our  hope 

In  thy  compassion  lies  ; 
This  thought  shall  bear  our  spirits  up 
That  God  will  not  despise. 

PSALM  124.     C.  M. 

God  gives  Victory. 

i  TTAD  not  the  God  of  truth  and  love 
J_  J.  When  hosts  against  us  rose, 
Display'd  his  vengance  from  above, 
And  crush'd  the  conquering  fees; 

S 


202  PSALM  125, 

2  Their  armies,  like  a  raging"  flood. 

Had  swept  the  guardless  land, 

Destroy'd  on  earth  his  blest  abode, 

And  'whelm'd  our  feeble  band. 

3  But  safe  beneath  his  spreading  shield 

His  sons  securely  rest, 
Defy  the  dangers  of  the  field, 
And  bare  the  fearless  breast. 

4  And  now  our  souls  shall  bless  the  Lord. 

Who  broke  the  deadly  snare; 
Who  sav'd  us  from  the  murd'ring  sword. 
And  made  our  lives  his  care* 

5  Our  help  is  in  Jehovah's  name, 

Who  form'd  the  heav'ns  above; 
He  that  supports  their  wond'rous  frame, 
Can  guard  his  church  by  love. 

psalm  125.   cm. 

The  Saint's  Trial  and  Safety. 
\  TTNSHAKEN  as  the  sacred  hill, 
V-J    And  firm  as  mountains  stand, 
Firm  as  a  rock,  the  soul  shall  rest 
That  trusts  th'  alinigrhtv  hand. 

2  Not  walls,  nor  hills  could  guard  so  well 

Old  Salem's  happy  ground, 
As  those  eternal  arms  of  love, 
That  ev'ry  saint  surround. 

3  While  tyrants  are  a  smarting-  scourge, 

To  drive  them  near  to  God, 
Divine  compassion  will  assuage 
The  fury  of  the  rod. 

4  Deal  gently,  Lord,  with  souls  sincere, 

And  lead  them  safely  on 
To  the  bright  gates  of  paradise, 
Where  Christ  their  Lord  is  gone. 

5  But  if  we  trace  those  crooked  ways 

That  the  old  serpent  drew, 
The  wrath  that  drove  him  first  to  hell 
Shall  smite  Ins  foll'wers  too. 

PSALM   125.     S.  M. 

The  Saint's  Trial  and  Safety;  or,  moderated  Affliction 
I   "STURM  and  unmuv'd  are  they 
..a?     That  rest  their  souls  on  (God  ; 
Firm  as  the  mount  where  David  dwelt* 
Or  where  the  ark  abode. 


PSALM  120.  203 

2  As  mountains  stood  to  guard 

The  city's  sacred  ground, 
So  God  and  his  almighty  love 
Embrace  his  saints  around. 

3  What  though  the  Father's  rod 

Drop  a  chastising  stroke, 
Yet,  lest  it  wound  their  souls  too  deep, 
Its  fury  shall  be  broke. 

4  Deal  gently,  Lord,  with  those 

Whose  faith  and  pious  tear, 
Whose  hope  and  love,  and  every  grace, 
Proclaim  their  hearts  sincere. 

5  Nor  shall  the  tyrants  rage 

Too  long  oppress  the  saint; 
The  God  of  Israel  will  support 
His  children,  lest  they  faint. 

6  But  if  our  slavish  fear 

Will  choose  the  road  to  hell, 
We  must  expect  our  portion  there, 
Where  bolder  sinners  dwell. 
PSALM  126.     L.  M. 

Surprising  Deliverance. 
<1    "ITMTHEN  God  restor'd  our  captive  state 

▼  T     Joy  was  our  song,  and  grace  our  theme  ; 
The  grace  beyond  our  hopes  so  great, 
That  joy  appear' d  a  pleasing  dream. 
2  The  scoffer  owns  thy  hand,  and  pays 
Unwilling  honours  to  thy  name; 
While  we  with  pleasure  shout  thy  praise, 
With  cheerful  notes  thy  love  proclaim. 
S  When  we  reviewed  our  dismal  fears, 

'Twas  hard  to  think  they'd  vanish  so; 
With  God  we  \ett  our  flowing  tears, 
He  makes  our  joys  like  rivers  flow. 
4  The  man  that  in  his  furrow'd  field 

Hisscatter'd  seed  with  sadness  leaves, 
Will  shout  to  see  the  harvest  yield 
A  welcome  load  of  joyful  sheaves. 
PSALM  126.     CM. 

The  Joy  of  a  remarkable  Conversion;  or,  Melancholy  removed. 
i  "%JttTHEN  God  reveal'd  his  gracious  name, 
Y  ?      And  chang'd  my  mournful  state, 
My  rapture  seem'd  a  pleasing  dream, 
The  grace  appear' d  so  great* 


4)4  PSALM  127. 

2  The  world  beheld  the  glorious  change, 

And  did  thy  hand  confess; 
My  tongue  broke  out  in  unknown  strains, 
And  sung  surprising  grace. 

3  *  Great  is  the  work,'  my  neighbours  cried, 

And  own'd  the  power  divine; 
*  Great  is  the  work,'  my  heart  replied, 
'And  be  the  glory  thine.' 
1  The  Lord  can  clear  the  darkest  skies, 
Can  give  us  day  for  night; 
Make  drops  of  sacred  sorrow  rise 
To  rivers  of  delight. 
~>  Let  those  that  sow  in  sadness  wait 
Till  the  fair  harvest  come, 
They  shall  confess  their  sheaves  are  great- 
And  shout  the  blessings  home 
B  Though  seed  lie  bury'd  long  in  dust, 
It  shan't  deceive  their  hope; 
The  precious  grain  can  ne'er  be  lost, 
For  grace  insures  the  crop. 

PSALM  127.     L.  M. 

The  Blessing  of  God  on  the  Business  and  Comforts  of  Lift. 

F  God  succeed  not,  all  the  cost 
And  pains  to  build  the  house  are  lost: 
U  God  the  city  will  not  keep, 
The  watchful  guards  as  well  may  sleep. 

2  What  though  we  rise  before  the  sun, 
And  work  and  toil  when  day  is  done? 
Careful  and  sparing  eat  our  breads 
To  shun  that  poverty  we  dread ; 

3  ?Tis  all  in  vain,  'till  God  hath  blest ; 
He  can  make  rich,  yet  give  us  rest; 
On  God,  our  sov'reign,  still  depends 
Our  joy  in  children  and  in  friends. 

4  Happy  the  man  to  whom  he  sends 
Obedient  children,  faithful  friends t 
How  sweet  our  daily  comforts  prove 
When  they  are  season'd  with  his  love  ! 

PSALM  127.     CM. 

God  All  in  All. 


\ 


IF  God  to  build  the  house  deny, 
The  builders  work  in  vain; 
And  towns  without  his  wakeful  eye 
And  useless  watch  maintain. 


PSALM  128,  129.  ®* 

2  Before  the  morning  beams  arise, 

Your  painful  work  renew, 
And  till  the  stars  ascend  the  skies 
Your  tiresome  toil  pursue. 

3  Short  be  your  sleep,  and  coarse  your  fare. 

In  vain,  till  God  has  blest  : 
But  if  his  smiles  attend  your  care, 
You  shall  have  food  and  rest. 

4  Nor  children,  relatives,  nor  friends, 

Shall  real  blessings  prove, 
Nor  all  the  earthly  joys  he  sends, 
If  sent  without  his  love. 

PSALM  128.     C.  M. 

Family  Blessings. 

1    ^w  HAPPY  man,  whose  soul  is  filled), 
V>P    With  zeal  and  rev'rend  awe! 
His  lips  to  God  their  honours  yield, 
His  life  adorns  the  law. 
2-  A  careful  providence  shall  stand, 
And  ever  guard  thy  head, 
Shall  on  the  labours  of  thy  hand 
Its  kindly  blessing  shed. 
3  Thy  wife  shall  be  a  fruitful  vine; 
Thy  children  round  thy  board. 
Each  like  a  plant  of  honour  shine, 
And  learn  to  fear  the  Lord. 
£  The  Lord  shall  thy  best  hopes  fulfil 
For  months  and  years  to  come  : 
The  Lord,  who  dwells  on  Zion's  hilt 
Shall  send  thee  blessings  home. 
%  This  is  the  man  whose  happy  eyes. 
Shall  see  his  house  increase, 
Shall  see  the  sinking-  church  arise. 
Then  leave  the  world  in  peace. 
PSALM  129.     L.  M. 

Persecutors  Punished- 
1  TTPfrom  my  youth,  may  Israel  say, 
U     Ha^e  I  been  liurs'd  in  tears; 
My  griefs  were  constant  as  the  day, 
And  tedious  as  the  years. 
2»  Up  from  my  youth  I  bore  the  rage 
Of  all  the  sons  of  strife; 
€)ft  they  assaii'd  my  riper  age, 
ButGod  preserv'd  my  life. 

§2 


20G  PSALM  130. 

3  O'er  all  my  frame  their  cruel  dart 

Its  painful  wounds  irnpress'd; 
Hourly  they  vex'd  my  fainting  heart, 
Nor  let  my  sorrows  rest. 

4  The  Lord  grew  angry  on  his  throne, 

And,  with  impartial  eye, 
Measured  the  mischiefs  they  had  done. 
Then  let  his  arrows  fly. 

5  How  was  their  insolence  surpris'd 

To  hear  his  thunders  roll ! 
And  all  the  foes  of  Zion  seiz'd 
With  horror  to  the  soul ! 
f>  Thus  shall  the  men  that  hate  the  saints 
Be  blasted  from  the  skv  : 
Their  glory  fades,  their  courage  faints. 
And  all  their  prospects  die. 
7  [What  llio'  they  flourish  tall  and  fair, 
Thev  have  no  root  beneath  ; 
Their  growth  shall  perish  in  despair, 
And  lie  despis'd  in  death.] 
S  [So  corn  that  on  the  house-top  stands. 
No  hone  of  harvest  gives  ; 
The  reaper  ne'er  shall  fill  his  hands, 
Nor  binder  fold  the  sheaves.] 

PSALM  !30.     a  M. 

Pardoning  Grace. 

^UT  of  the  deeps  of  long  distress, 
*    The  borders  of  despair, 
I  sent  my  cries  to  seek  thy  grace. 
My  groans  to  move  thine  ear. 
2  Great  God!  should  thy  severer  eye, 
And  ihine  impartial  hand, 
Mark  and  revenge  iniquity, 
No  mortal  flesh  could  stand. 
■3  But  there  are  pardons  with  my  God, 
For  crimes  of  high  degree; 
Thy  Son  hath  bought  them  with  his  blood. 
To  draw  us  near  to  thee. 

4  [I  wait  for  thy  salvation,   Lord, 

With  strong  desires  I  wait; 
My  soul,  invited  by  thy  word, 
Stands  watching  at  thy  gate.] 

5  [Just  as  the  guards  that  keep  the  night 

Long  for  the  morning  skies, 


PSALM  130,  181.  ™ 

Watch  the  first  beams  of  breaking  light, 
And  meet  them  with  their  eyes  : 

6  So  waits  my  soul  to  see  thy  grace  : 

And  more  intent  than  they, 
Meets  the  first  op'nings  of  thy  face. 
And  finds  a  brighter  day.] 

7  Then  in  the  Lord  let  lsra'1  trust, 

Let  lsra'l  seek  his  face  ; 
The  Lord  is  goorf,  as  well  as  just, 
And  plenteous  is  his  grace. 
S  There's  full  redemption  Rt  his  throne 
For  sinners  long  enslaved  ; 
The  great  Redeemer  is  his  Son, 
And  [sra'J  shall  he  sav'd. 

PSALM  130,     L.  M. 

Pardoning  Grace. 

1  X71ROM  deep  distress  and  troubled  thoughts. 
jO     To  thee,  my  God,  I  rais'd  my  cries  : 

If  thou  severely  mark  our  faults, 

No  flesh  can  stand  before  thine  eyes. 

2  But  thou  hast  built  thy  throne  of  "race 

Free  to  dispense  thy  pardons  there, 
That  sinners  my  approach  thy  face, 
And  hope,  and  love,  as  well  as  fear. 

3  As  the  benighted  pilgrims  wait* 

And  long,  and  wish  for  breaking  day; 
So  waits  my  soul  before  thy  gate  ; 

When  will  my  God  his  face  display? 

4  My  trust  is  fix'd  upon  thy  word, 

Nor  shall  I  mist  thy  word  in  vain  : 
Let  mounnng  souls  address  the  Lord, 
And  find  relief  from  all  their  pain. 

5  Great  is  bis  love,  and  large  his  grace, 

Through  the  redemption  of  his  Son  ; 
He  turns  our  feet  from  sinful  ways, 

And  pardons  what  our  hands  have  done. 
PSALM  131.     CM. 

Humility  and  Submission. 
V  ITS  there  ambition  in  my  heart  ? 
M  Search,  gracious  God,  and  see; 
Or  do  1  act  a  haughty  part? 
Lord,  1  Appeal  to  thee. 
£  1  charge  my  thoughts,  be  humble  still. 
And  all  my  carriage  mild; 


208.  PSALM  132. 

Content,  my  Father  with  thy  will, 
And  peaceful  as  a  child. 
Q  The  patient  soul,  the  lowly  mind, 
Shall  have  a  large  reward  ; 
Let  saints  in  sorrow  lie  resign'd, 
And  trust  a  faithful  Lord. 

PSALM  132.     5,  13—18.     L.  M. 

At  the  Settlement  of  a  Church;  or,  the  ordination  of  a  Mhustti. 

1  "%7|/'HERLv  shai>  we  go  to  seek  and  tind 

Tv     An  habitation  for  our  God, 
A  dwelling  for  th1  eternal  mind, 

Among  the  sons  of  flesh  and  bood?- 

2  The  God  of  Jacob  chose  the  hill 

Of  Zion  for  Ins  ancient  rest; 
And  Zion  is  his  dwelling  still  ; 

His  church  is  with  his  presence  blest. 

3  "Here  will  I  fix  my  gracious  throne, 

"  And  reign  for  ever,' saith  the  Lord  ; 
."  Here  shall  my  power  and  love  be  known, 
"  And  blessings  shall  attend  my  word. 

4  "  Here  will  I  meet  the  hungry  poor, 

"  And  fill  their  souls  with   living-  bread  ; 
M  Sinners  that  wait  before  my  door, 
"  With  sweet  provisions  shall  be  fed. 

5  "  Girded  with  truth',  and  cloth'd  with  grace, 

"  My  priests,  jay  ministers  shall  shine  ; 
"  Not  Aaron  in  his  costlv  dress 
"  Appears  so  glorious  and  divine. 
$  "  The  saints,  unable  to  contain 

'*  Their  inward  joy,  shall  shoutand  sing: 
"  The  Son  of  David  here  shall  reign, 
"  And  Zion  triumph  in  her  King. 
7  fJesus  shall  see  a  numerous  seed 

Born  here  t'  uphold  his  glorious  name; 
His  crown  shall  flourish  on  his  head, 
While  all  his  foes  are  cloth'd  with  shame.] 
PSALM  I32.     5, 13— 18.     C.  M. 

A  Church  established. 
"0  sleep  nor  siumber  to  his  eyes 
Good  David  would  afford, 
Till  he  had  found  below  the  skies 
A  dwelling  for  the  Lord. 
2  The  Lord  in  Zion  plac'd  his  name, 
His  ark  was  settled  there; 


PSALM  133.  209 

And  there  th' assembled  nation  came 
To  worship  thrice  a  year. 

3  We  trace  no  more  those  toilsome  ways, 

Nor  wander  far  abroad; 
Where'er  thy  people  meet  for  praise, 
There  is  a  house  for  God.] 
PAUSE. 

4  Arise,  O  King  of  grace,  arise, 

And  enter  to  thy  rest; 
Lo !  thy  church  waits  with  longing  eyes, 
Thus  to  be  owu'd  and  blest. 

5  Enter  with  all  thy  glorious  train, 

Thy  Spirit  and  thy  word; 
All  that  the  ark  did  once  contain, 
Could  no  such  grace  afford. 

6  Here,  mighty  God,  accept  our  vows; 

Here  let  thy  praise  be  spread; 
Bless  the  provisions  ot  thy  house, 
And  fill  thy  poor  with  bread. 

7  Here  let  the  Son  of  David  reign. 

Let  God's  anointed  shine; 
Justice  and  truth  his  court  maintain, 
With  love  and  power  divine. 

8  Here  let  him  hold  a  lasting  throne, 

And  as  his  kingdom  grows, 
Fresh  honours  shall  adorn  his  crown. 
And  shame  confound  his  foes. 

PSALM  133.     C.  M. 

Brotherly  Love 
1  O!  what  an  entertaining  sight 

-■— <f    Those  friendly  brethren  prove, 
Whose  cheerful  hearts  in  bands  uuite 
Ot  harmony  and  love ! 
3  Where  streams  of  bliss  from  Christ  the  spring 
Descend  to  ev'ry  soul ; 
And  heav'nly  peace  with  balmy  wing 
Shades  and  bedews  the  whole. 

3  'Tis  like  the  oil  divinely  sweet 

On  Aaron's  rev'rend  head  : 
The  trickling  drops  perfum'd  bis  feet, 
And  o'er  his  garments  spread. 

4  'Tis  pleasant  as  the  morning  dews 

That  fall  on  Zion's  hill, 
Where  God  his  mildest  glory  shews. 
And  makes  his  grace  distil. 


210  PSALM  133,  134. 

PSALM  133.     S    M. 

Communion  of  Saints;  or,  Love  and  Worship  in  a  Familt, . 

1  WJLEST  are  the  sons  of  peace, 

JLB   Whose  hearts  and  hopes  are  one; 
Whose  kind  designs  to  serve  and  please 
Through  all  their  actions  run. 

2  Blest  is  the  pious  house, 

Where  zeal  and  friendship  meet; 
Their  songs  of  praise,  their  mingled  vows 
Make  their  communion  sweet. 

3  Thus  when  on  Aaron's  head 

They  pour'd  the  rich  perfume, 
The  oil  through  all  his  raiment  spread, 
And  pleasure  filPd  the  room. 

4  Thus  on  the  heav'nly  hills 

The  saints  are  blest  above, 
Where  joy  like  morning  dew  distils 
And  all  the  air  is  love. 

PSALM  133.     As  the  I22d  Psalm, 

The  Blessings  of  Friendship' 
1   ^T|OW  pleasant  'tis  to  see 
.EM.   Kindred  and  friends  agree, 
Each  in  his  proper  station  move, 
And  each  fulfil  his  part 
With  sympathizing  heart, 
In  al!  the  cares  of  life  and  love. 
•£  ?Ti*  like  an  ointment  shed 

On  Aaron's  sacred  head, 
Divinely  rich,  divinely  sweet; 
The  oil  through  all  the  room 
Diffus'd  a  choice  perfume, 
Ran  through  his  robes  and  blcss'd  his  feet. 
3  hike  fruitful  showers  of  rain 

That  water  all  the  plain, 
Descending  from  the  neighboring  hills  ; 
Such  streams  of  pleasure  roll 
Though  ev'ry  friendly  soul, 

Where  love,  like  heav'nly  dew,  distils. 

Repeat  the  first  Stanza  to  complete  the  Tune. 

PS  *LM  1 34.     C.  M. 

Daily  and  Nightly  Devotion. 
I   "^L^Ethat  obey  th'  immortal  King 
X    Attend  his  holy  place; 


PSALM  135.  211 

Bow  to  the  glories  of  his  power, 
And  bless  his  wond'rous  grace. 

2  Lift  up  your  hands  by  morning  light, 

And  send  your  souls  on  high  ; 
Raise  your  admiring:  thoughts  by  night 
Above  the  starry  sky. 

3  The  God  of  Zion  cheers  our  hearts 

With  rays  of  quick'ning  grace; 
The  God  that  spreads  the  heav'ns  abroad, 

And  rules  the  swelling  seas.  * 

PSALM  135.     1—4,14,19—21.     First  Part.     L.M. 

The  Church  is  God's  House  and  Care. 

1  TJRAISE  ye  the  Lord,  exalt  his  name, 
Si      While  in  his  earthly  courts  ye  wait, 
Ye  saints  that  to  his  house  belong, 

Or  stand  attending  at  his  gate. 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord,  the  Lord  is  good; 

To  praise  his  name  is  sweet  employ  ; 
Israel  he  chose  of  old,  and  still 
His  church  is  his  peculiar  joy. 

3  The  Lord  himself  will  jud^e  his  saints  ; 

He  treats  hss  servants  as  his  friends; 
And  when  he  hears  their  sore  complaints. 
Repents  the  sorrows  that  he  sends. 

4  Througli  ev'ry  age  the  Lord  declares 

His  name,  and  breaks  th'  oppressor's  rod; 
He  gives  Ins  suffering  servants  rest, 
And  will  be  known  th'  Almighty  God. 

5  Bless  ye  the  Lord,   who  taste  his  love, 

People  and  priests  exalt  his  name; 
Among  his  saints  he  ever  dwells; 
His  church  is  his  Jerusalem. 

PSALM  135.     5—5  2.     Second  Part. 

The  Works  of  Creation,  Providence.  Redemption  of  Israel,  and'Desi rt(e> 
Hon  of  Enemies 

1  f^i  REAT  is  the  Lord,  exalted  high 
\j$  Above  all  powers,  and  every  throne; 
Whate'er  lie  please  in  earth  and  sea, 

Or  heav'n,  or  hell,  his  hand  hath  done. 

2  At  his  command  the  vapours  rise, 

The  lightnings  flash,  the  thunders  roar; 
He  pours  the  rain,  he  brings  die  wind 
And  tempest  from  his  airy  store. 

3  'Twas  he  those  dreadful  tokens  sent, 

O  Egypt,  through  thy  stubborn  land; 


212  PSALM  135. 

When  all  thy  first-born,  beasts  and  men, 
Fell  dead  by  his  avenging  hand. 

4  What  mighty  nations,  mighty  kings, 

He  slew,  and  their  whole  country  gave 
To  Isra'l,  whom  his  hand  redeem'd, 
No  more  to  lie  proud  Pharaoh's  slave. 

5  His  power  the  same,  the  same  his  grace, 

That  saves  us  from  the  hosts  of  hell : 
And  heav'n  he  gives  us  to  possess, 
Whence  those  apostate  angels  fell, 
PSALM   135.     C.  M. 

Praise  due  to  God,  and  not  to  Idols. 

1  A  WAKL,  ye  saints,  to  praise  your  King, 
-LA.  Your  sweetest  passions  raise; 

Your  pious  pleasure,  while  you  sing, 
Increasing  with  the  praise. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord,  and  works  unknown 

Are  his  divine  employ; 
But  still  his  saints  are  near  his  throne, 
His  treasure  and  his  joy. 

3  Heav'n,  earth,  and  sea,  confess  his  hand; 

He  bids  the  vapours  rise ! 
Lightning  and  storm,  at  his  command, 
Sweep  through  the  sounding  skies. 

4  All  power  that  Gods  or  kings  have  claim'd 

Is  found  with  him  alone  ; 
But  heathen  gods  should  ne'er  be  nam'd 
Where  our  Jehovah's  known. 

5  Which  of  the  stocks  and  stones  they  trust 

Can  give  them  showers  of  rain? 
In  vain  they  worship  glirt'ring  dust, 
And  pray  to  God  in  vain? 
(j  ["Their  gods  have  tongues  that  speechless  prove, 
Sueh  as  their  makers  gave; 
Their  i'eet  wtre  never  form*d  to  move, 
Nor  hands  have  power  to  save. 

7  Blind  are  their  eyes,  their  ears  are  deaf, 

Nor  hear  v  hen  mortals  pray; 

Mortals  that  wait  for  their  relief, 

Are  blind  and  deaf  as  they.] 

8  Ye  nations,  know  the  living  God, 

Serve  him  with  ic\lth  and  fear; 
He  makes  the  churches  his  abode, 
And  claims  your  honours  there. 


PSALM  136.  213 

PSALM  136.     CM. 

*lhQVs   Wonders  of  Creation,  Providence,  Redemption  of  Israel,  and 
Salvation  of  his  People. 

1  1^  IVE  thanks  to  God,  the  sov'reign  Lord  ; 
\J   His  mercies  still  endure; 

And  be  the  King  of  kings  ador'd  ; 
His  truth  is  ever  sure. 

2  What  wonders  hath  his  wisdom  done! 

How  mighty  is  his  hand! 
Heav'n  earth,  and  sea  he  fram'd  alone." 
How  wide  is  his  command  ! 

3  The  sun  supplies  the  day  with  light: 

How  bright  his  counsels  shine! 
The  moon  and  stars  adorn  the  night: 

His  works  are  all  divine. 
A  [He  struck  the  sons  of  Egypt  dead  : 

How  dreadful  is  his  rod! 
And  thence  with  joy  his  people  led  : 

How  gracious  is  our  God  ! 
5  He  cleft  the  swelling  sea  in  two: 

His  arm  is  great  in  might; 
And  gave  the  tribes  a  passage  through  : 

His  power  and  grace  unite. 
0  But  Pharaoh's  army  there  he  drown'd; 

How  glorioHs  are  his  ways! 
And  brought  his  saints  thro*  desert  ground: 

Eternal  be  his  praise. 

7  Great  monarchs  fell  beneath  his  hand; 

Victorious  is  his  sword  ; 
While  Isra'l  took  the  promis'd  land; 
And  faithful  is  his  word. J 

8  He  saw  the  nations  dead  in  sin  ; 

He  felt  his  pity  move : 
How  sad  the  state  the  world  was  in! 
How  boundless  was  his  love  ! 
J)  He  seut  to  save  us  from  our  woe; 
His  goodness  never  fails: 
From  death  and  hell,  and  ev'ry  foe; 
And  still  his  grace  prevails. 
10  Give  thanks  to  God  the  heav'nly  King; 
His  mercies  still  endure: 
Let  5 he  whole  earth  his  praises  sing; 
His  truth  is  ever  sure. 


214  PSALM  13G. 

PSALM  136*    As  the  148th  Psalm* 

1  f^i  IVE  thanks  to  God  most  high, 
\jf   The  universal  Lord  ; 

The  sov'reign  King-  of  kings ; 

And  be  his  grace  ador'd. 

His  power  and  grace 

Are  still  the  same  :  and  let  his  name 

Have  endless  praise. 

2  How  mighty  is  his  hand! 

What  wonders  hath  he  done! 
He  form'dthe  earth  and  seas, 
And  spread  the  heav'ns  alone* 
Thy  merry,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure ;  and  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 
8  His  wisdom  fram'd  the  sun 

To  crown  the  day  with  light  £ 
The  moon  and  twinkling  stars 
To  cheer  the  darksome  night, 
His  power  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same;  and  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise. 
4  [He  smote  the  first  born  sons, 
The  flower  of  Egypt,  dead: 
And  thence  his  chosen  tribes 
With  joy  and  glory  led, 
Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure  ;  and  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 
%  His  power  and  lifted  rod 

Cleft  the  red  sea  in  two;* 
And  for  his  people  made 
A  wond'rous  passage  through. 
His  power  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same;  and  let  his  naipe 
Have  endless  praise. 
6  But  cruel  Pharaoh  there 

With  all  his  host  be  drown'd; 
And  brought  his  Isra'l  safe 

Through  a  long  desert  ground. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure;  and  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word* 


PSALM  136.  215 

PAUSE. 

V  [The  kings  of  Canaan  fell 

Beneath  his  dreadful  hand; 
While  his  own  servants  took 
Possession  of  their  land. 
His  power  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same;  and  let  his  name 
Have  endless  praise.] 
S  He  saw  the  nations  lie, 
AH  perishing  in  sin, 
And  pity'd  the  sad  snite 
The  ruin'd  world  was  in* 
Thy  mercy    Lord, 
Shall  still  endure  ;  and  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word 

9  He  sent  his  only  Son 

To  save  us  from  our  woe, 
From  Satan,  sin,  and  death, 
And  ev'ry  hurtful  foe. 
His  power  and  grace 
Are  still  the  same;  and  let  bis  name 
Have  endless  praise. 

10  Give  thanks  aloud  to  God, 

To  God  the  heav'nly  king; 
And  let  the  spacious  earth 
His  vvorksand  glories  sing. 
Thy  mercy,  Lord, 
Shall  still  endure;  and  ever  sure 
Abides  thy  word. 
PSALM  136.      Abridged.     L.  M. 
1   £^i  1VE  to  our  God  immortal  praise; 
\Jf   Mercy  and  truth  are  all  his  ways; 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 
'2  Give  to  the  Lord  of  lords  renown  ; 
The  King  of  kings  w  ith  glory  crown  : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 
When  lords  and  kings  are  known  no  more. 
3  He  built  the  earth,  he  spread  the  sky, 
And  fix'd  the  starry  lights  on  high: 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 
A  He  fills  the  sun  with  morning  light, 
He  bids  the  moon  direct  the  night: 


216  PSALM  137. 

His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  suns  and  moons  shall  shine  no  more, 

5  The  Jews  he  freed  from  Pharaoh's  hand, 
And  brought  them  to  the  promis'd  land  j 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

6  He  saw  the  Gentiles  dead  in  sin, 
And  felt  his  pity  move  within  : 
His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 

When  death  and  sin  shall  reign  no  more. 

7  He  sent  his  Son  with  power  to  save 
From  guilt,  and  darkness,  and  the  grave : 
Wonders  of  grace  to  God  belong, 
Repeat  his  mercies  in  your  song. 

8  Through  this  vain  world  he  guides  our  feet. 
And  leads  us  to  his  heav'nly  seat: 

His  mercies  ever  shall  endure, 
When  this  vain  world  shall  be  no  more. 
PSALM  137. 

The  Babylonian  Captivity, 

1  A.   LONG  the  banks  where  BabePs  mrr»«*  a«~~ 

X%-  Our  captive  bands  in  deep  despondence  stray'd^ 
While  Zion's  fall  in  sad  remembrance  rose, 

Her  friends,  her  children  mingled  with  the  dead. 

2  The  tuneless  harp,  that  once  with  joy  we  strung, 

When  praise  emplsy'd,  and  mirth  inspired  the  layr 
In  mournful  silence  on  the  willows  hung, 

And  growing  grief  prolong'd  the  tedious  day. 

3  The  barb'rous  tyrants,  to  increase  the  woe, 

With  tauuting  smiles  a  song  of  Zion  claim; 
Bid  sacred  praise  in  strains  melodious  flow. 

While  they  blaspheme  the  great  Jehovah's  name* 

4  But  how,  in  heathen  chains  and  lands  unknown, 

Shall  Israel's  sons  a  song  of  Zion  raise  ? 
O  hapless  Salem,  God's  terrestrial  throne, 
Thou  land  ©f  glory,  sacred  mount  of  praise  ^ 

5  If  e'er  my  memory  lose  thy  lovely  name, 

If  my  cold  heart  neglect  my  kindred  race, 
Let  dire  destruction  seize  this  guilty  frame  : 

My  hand  shall  perish,  and  my  voice  shall  cease. 

6  Yet  shall  the  Lord,  who  hears  when  Zion  calls, 

O'ertake  her  foes  with  terror  and  dismay, 
His  arm  avenge  her  desolated  walls, 
And  raise  her  children  to  eternal  day. 


PSALM  138,  139.  21 

PSALM  138.     L.  M. 

Restoring  and  Preserving  Grace. 

1  "^J17"ITH  all  my  powers  of  heart  and  tongue 

f  T     I'll  praise  my  Maker  in  my  song; 
Angels  shall  hear  the  notes  I  raise, 
Approve  the  song,  and  join  the  praise. 

2  [Angels  that  make  thy  church  their  care, 
Shall  witness  my  devotions  there, 
While  holy  zea!  directs  my  eyes 

To  thy  fair  temple  in  the  skies.] 

3  PI  I  sing:  thy  truth  and  mercy,  Lord  ; 
III  sing  the  wonders  ot  thy  word ; 
Not  all  ;he  works  and  names  below, 
So  much  thy  power  and  glory  show. 

4  To  God  I  cried  when  troubles  rose; 
He  heard  me,  and  subdu'd  my  foes; 
He  did  my  rising  fears  control, 

And  strength  diffus'd  through  all  my  soul. 

5  The  God  ot  heav'n  maintains  his  state, 
Frowns  on  the  proud  and  scorns  the  great; 
But  from  his  throne  descends  to  bless 
The  humble  souls  that  trust  his  grace. 

6  Amidst  a  thousand  snares  1  stand 
Upheld  and  guarded  by  thy  hand; 
Thy  words  my  fainting  soul  revive, 
And  keep  my  dying  faith  alive. 

7  Grace  will  complete  what  grace  begi  is, 
To  save  from  sorrows  or  from  sins; 
The  work  that  wisdom  undertakes, 
Eternal  mere\  ne'er  forsakes. 

PSALM  139.     First  Part.     L.  M. 

The  All- Seeing  God- 

1  OR1),  thou  hast  search' d  and  seen  me  thro': 
JLi  Tlnne  eye  commands  with  piercing  view 
My  rising  an/1  my  resting  hours, 

My  heart  and  flesh,  with  all  their  powers. 

2  My  thoughts,  before  they  are  my  own, 
Are  to  my  God  distinctly  known; 

He  knows  Hie  words  I  mean  to  speak, 
Ere  from  my  op  ning  lips  they  break. 

3  Within  thy  circling  power  I  stand, 
On  ev'ry  side  I  find  thy  hand: 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 
1  am  surrounded  stdl  with  God. 

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218  PSALM  139. 

4  Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great! 
What  large  extent!  what  lofty  height! 
My  soul,  with  all  the  powers  I  boast, 
Is  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

5  Oh  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast. 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest ; 

Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there. 

PAUSE    THE    FIRST. 

6  Could  I  so  false,  so  faithless  prove, 
To  quit  tby  service  and  thy  love, 
Where,  Lord,  could  I  thy  presence  shun. 
Or  from  thy  dreadful  glory  run? 

7  If  up  to  heav'n  I  take  my  flight, 

'Tis  there  thou  dwelPst  enthroned  in  light? 
Or  dive  to  hell,  there  vengeance  reigns, 
And  Satan  groans  beneath  thy  chains. 

8  If  mounted  on  a  morning  ray 
I  fly  beyond  the  western  sea, 

Thy  swifter  hand  would  first  arrive, 
And  there  arrest  thy  fugitive. 

9  Or  should  I  try  to  shun  thy  sight 
Beneath  the  spreading  veil  of  n;ght, 
One  glance  of  thine,  one  piercing  ray 
Would  kindle  darkness  into  day. 

10  Oh  may  these  thoughts  posses*  my  breast. 
Where'er  I  rove,  wherever  I  rest ; 

Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin,  tor  God  is  there. 

.   PAUSE    THE    SECOND. 

11  The  veil  of  night  is  no  disguise, 

No  screen  from  thy  all-searching  eyes; 
Thy  hand  can  seize  thy  foes  as  soon 
Through  midnight  shades  as  blazing  noon 

12  Midnight  and  noon  in  this  agree, 
Great  God,  they're  both  alike  to  thee; 
Nor  death  can  hide  what  God  will  spy, 
And  hell  lies  naked  to  his  eye. 

13  Oh  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast. 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest ; 

Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sinf  Jor  God  is  there. 


PSALM  139.  21* 

PSALM  1&<).     Second  Part.     L.  M. 

The  wonderful  Formation  of  Man 

i  'fin  WAS  from  thy  hand,  my  God,  I  came, 
I      A  work  of  such  a  curious  frame ; 
In  me  thy  fearful  wonders  shine, 
And  each  proclaims  thy  skill  divine. 

2  Thine  eyes  did  all  my  limbs  survey, 
Which  yet  in  dark  confusion  lay: 
Thou  saw'st  the  daily  growth  they  took, 
FormM  by  the  model  of  thy  book. 

•3  By  thee  my  growing  parts  were  nam'd, 
And  what  thy  sov'reign  counsel  fram'd, 
The  breathing  lungs,  the  beating  heart. 
Was  copy'd  with  unerring  art. 

4  At  last,  to  show  my  maker's  name, 
Godstamp'd  his  image  on  my  frame; 
And  in  some  unknown  moment  join'd 
The  finish'd  members  of  the  mind. 

5  There  the  young  seeds  of  thought  began. 
And  all  the  passions  of  the  man  ; 

Great  God,  our  infant  nature  pays 

Immortal  tribute  to  thy  praise. 
PAUSE. 
G  Lord,  since  in  my  advancing  age 

IVe  acted  on  life's  busy  stage, 

Thy  thoughts  of  love  to  me  surmount 

The  power  of  numbers  to  recount. 
7  I  could  survey  the  ocean  o'er, 

And  count  each  sand  that  makes  the  shore, 

Before  my  swiftest  thoughts  could  trace 

The  numerous  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

3  These  on  my  heart  are  still  imprest, 
With  these  I  give  my  eyes  to  rest; 
And  at  my  waking  hour  I  find 
Hod  and  his  love  possess  my  mind. 

PSALM   139.     Third  Part.     L.  M. 

Sincerity  professed,  and  Grace  tried;  or,  the  Heart-searching  V&'l. 
I   T%/J|  V  God,  what  inward  grief  I  feel 

i-TJi.    When  impious  men  transgress  thy  will! 
I  mourn  to  hear  their  lips  profane 
Take  thy  tremendous  name  in  vain. 
3  Does  not  my  soul  detest  and  hate 
The  sons  of  mahce  and  deceit? 


220  PSALM  13.9. 

Those  that  oppose  thy  laws  and  thee, 
I  count  for  enemies  to  me. 

3  Lord,  search  my  soul,  try  every  thought; 
Though  my  own  heart  accuse  me  not 

Of  walking  in  a  false  disguise, 
I  beg  the  trial  of  thine  eyes. 

4  Doth  secret  mischief  lurk  within? 
Do  I  indulge  some  unknown  sin? 
Oh  turn  my  feet  whene'er  1  stray, 
And  lead  me  in  thy  perfect  way. 

PSALM  13.9      First  Part.     CM. 

God  is  every  where 

1  I"N  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee, 
JL   In  vain  my  soul  would  try 

To  shun  thy  presence,  Lord,  or  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

2  Thy  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 

My  rising  and  my  rest, 
My  public  walks,  my  private  ways, 
And  secrets  of  my  breast. 

3  My  thoughts  lie  open  to  the  Lord 

Before  they're  form'd  within  ; 
And  ere  my  lips  pronounce  the  word, 
He  knows  the  sense  I  mean. 
1  Oh  wond'rous  knowledge,  deep  and  high. 
Where  can  a  creature  hide? 
Within  thy  circling  arms  I  lie, 
Enclosed  on  every  side. 

5  So  let  thy  grace  surround  me  still, 

And  hkea  bulwark  prove, 
To  guard  my  soul  from  every  ill, 
Secur'd  by  sovereign  love. 
PAUSE 
0  Lord,  where  shall  guilty  souls  retire, 
Forgotten  and  unknown? 
In  hell  they  meet  thy  dreadful  fire, 
fn  heav'n  thy  glorious  tin  one. 
7  Should  1  suppress  my  vital  breath, 
To  'scape  thy  wrath  divine, 
Thy  vojce  would  break  the  bars  of  death; 
And  make  the  grave  resign. 
$  If,  wmg'd  with  beams  of  morning  light, 
1  fly  beyond  the  west, 
Thy  hand,  which  must  support  nay  flight. 
Would  soon  betray  my  rest. 


PSALM  139.  221 

9  If  o'er  my  sins  I  think  to  draw 
The  curtains  of  the  night, 
The  flaming-  eyes  that  guard  thy  law 
Would  turn  the  shades  to  light. 
10  The  beams  of  noon,  the  midnight  hour, 
Are  both  alike  to  thee: 
Oh  may  I  ne'er  provoke  that  power 
From  which  1  cannot  flee. 

PSALM  139.     Second  Part.     C.  M. 

The  Wisdom  of  God  in  the  Formation  of  Man. 

i  "WMTHEN  1  with  pleasing-  wonder  stand, 
▼  T     And  all  my  frame  survey, 
Lord,  'tis  thy  work,  I  own  thy  hand 
Thus  built  my  humble  clay. 

2  Thy  hand  my  heart  and  reins  possess'd, 

Where  unborn  nature  grew  ; 
Thy  wisdom  all  my  features  trac'd, 
And  all  my  members  drew. 

3  Thine  eye  with  nicest  care  survey'd 

iiiv    pL  a  \J  »»  HI    "J  I     e  VCl  >     pi*»  «.  , 

Till  the  whole  scheme  thy  thoughts  had  laid„ 
Was  copy'd  by  thine  art. 

4  Heav'n,  earth  and  sea,  and  fire  and  wind 

Show  me  thy  wond'rous  skill ; 
But  I  review  myself,  and  find 
Diviner  wonders  still. 

5  Thy  awful  glories  round  me  shine, 

My  flesh  proclaims  thy  praise ; 
Lord,  to  thy  works  of  nature  join 

Thy  miracles  of  grace. 
PSALM  139.     14,  17,  IS.     Third  Part.     C.  M 

The  mercies  of  God  innumerable. 
An  Evening  Psalm. 

1  ORD,  when  1  count  thy  mercies  o'er, 
jLA   They  strike  me  with  surprise; 

Not  all  the  sands  that  spread  the  shore 
To  equal  numbers  rise. 

2  My  flesh  with  fear  and  wonder  stands, 

The  product  of  thy  skill ; 
And  hourly  blessings  from  thy  hands 
Thy  thoughts  of  love  reveal. 

3  These  on  my  heart  by  night  I  keep ; 

How  kind,  how  dear  to  me! 


222  PSALM  140,  141. 

Oh  may  the  hour  that  ends  my  sleep, 
Still  find  my  thoughts  with  thee ! 
PSALM  140.     CM. 
1  "DROTECT  us,  Lord,  from  fatal  harm; 
JL      Behold  our  rising-  woes; 
We  trust  alone  thy  powerful  arm 
To  scatter  all  our  foes. 
Q  Their  tongue  is  like  a  poison'd  dart, 
Their  thoughts  are  full  of  guile; 
While  rage  and  carnage  swell  their  heart, 
They  wear  a  peaceful  smile. 

3  O  God  of  grace!  tin  guardian  care, 

When  toes  without  invade, 
Or  spread  within  a  deeper  snare, 
Supplies  our  constant  aid. 

4  Let  falsehood  flee  before  thy  face, 

Thy  heav'niy  truth  extend, 
All  nations  taste  thy  heav'niy  grace, 
And  all  delusion  end. 
r?  With  daily  bread  the  poor  supply, 
The  cause  of  justice  plead  ; 
And  be  thy  church  exalted  hiffh, 
With  Christ,  the  glorious  head. 

PSALM   141.     2—5.     L.  M, 

Watchfulness  and  Brotherly  Love. 
A  Morning-  or  Evening  Psalm. 

<I   TMJY  God,  accept  my  early  vows, 

ITM.  Like  morning  license,  in  thine  house,, 
And  let  my  nightly  worship  rise 
Sweet  as  the  ev'r.mg  sacnfice. 

£  Watch  o'er  my  lips,  and  guard  them,  Lord, 
From  evVy  rash  and  heedless  word; 
Nor  let  my  feet  incline  to  tread 
The  guilty  path  where  sinners  lead, 

'3  O  may  the  righteous,  when  I  stray 
Smite  and  reprove  my  wandVing"  way ; 
Their  gentle  words,  like  ointment  shed> 
Shall  never  bruise,  but  cheer  my  head. 

4  When  I  behold  them  prest  with  grief, 
I'll  cry  to  heav'n  for  their  relief; 
And  by  my  warm  petitions  prove 
How  much  I  prize  their  faithful  love. 


PSALM  142,  143.  22f3 

PSALM  142      C.  M. 

God  is  the  Hope  of  the  Helpless. 

1  FT10  God  1  made  my  sorrows  known, 

I      From  God  1  sought  relief; 
In  long  complaints  before  his  throne 
I  pour'd  out  all  my  grief. 

2  My  soul  was  overwhelm'd  with  woes, 

My  heart  began  to  break  ; 
My  God.  who  all  my  burdens  knows, 
Beholds  the  way  I  take. 

3  On  every  side  I  cast  my  eye, 

And  found  my  helpers  gone, 
While  friends  and  strangers  pass  me  by, 
Neglected  or  unknown. 

4  Then  did  I  raise  a  louder  cry, 

And  call'd  thy  mercy  near, 
"  Thou  art  my  portion  when  I  die, 
"  Be  thou  my  refuge  here." 

5  Lord,  1  am  brought  exceeding  low, 

Now  let  thine  ear  attend, 
And  make  my  foes,  who  vex  me,  know, 
I've  an  almighty  friend. 

6  From  my  sad  prison  set  me  free, 

Then  shall  I  praise  thy  name, 
And  holy  men  shall  join  with  me. 
Thy  kindness  to  proclaim. 

psALM  143.     L.  M. 

Complaint  of  heavy  Affiiclio?is  in  Mind  and  Body. 

1  1%/JY  righteous  Judge,  my  gracious  God, 
J.TJ.  Hear  when  1  spread  my  hands  abroad. 
And  ci  v  For  succour  from  thy  throne, 

Oh  make  thy  truth  and  mercy  known. 

2  Let  judgment  not  against  me  pass; 
Behold  thy  servant  pleads  thy  grace; 
Should  justice  call  us  to  thy  bar, 

No  man  alive  is  guitless  there. 

3  Look  down  in  pity,  Lord,  and  see 
The  mighty  woes  that  burthen  me; 
Down  to  the  dust  my  life  is  brought, 
Like  one  long  buried  and  forgot. 

4  1  dwell  in  darkness  and  unseen, 
My  heart  is  desolate  within: 

My  thoughts  in  musing  silence  trace 
The  ancient  wonders  of  thy  grace, 


224  PSALM  144. 

5  Thence  I  derive  a  glimpse  of  hope 
To  bear  ray  sinking  spirits  up ; 

I  stretch  my  hands  to  God  again, 
And  thirst  like  parched  lands  for  rain. 

6  For  thee  I  thirst,  1  pray,  I  mourn ; 
When  will  thy  smiling  face  return? 
Shall  all  my  joys  on  earth  remove, 
And  God  for  ever  hide  his  love? 

7  My  God,  thy  long  delay  to  save 
Will  sink  thy  pris'ner  to  the  grave  ; 

My  heart  grows  faint,  and  dim  mine  eye; 

Make  haste  to  help  before  I  die* 
S  The  night  is  witness  to  my  tears, 

Distressing  pains,  distracting  fears; 

Oh  might  I  hear  thy  morning  voice, 

How  would  my  wearied  powers  rejoice. 
9  In  thee  I  trust,  to  thee  I  sigh 

And  lift  my  weary  soul  on  high  : 

For  thee  sit  waiting  all  the  day, 

And  wear  the  tiresome  hours  away. 

10  Break  off  my  fetters,  Lord,  and  show 
The  path  in  which  my  feet  should  go; 
If  snares  and  foes  beset  the  road,  . 

I  flee  to  hide  me  near  my  God. 

11  Teach  me  to  do  thy  holy  will, 
And  lead  me  to  thy  heav'nly  hill : 
Let  the  good  Spirit  of  thy  love 
Conduct  me  to  thy  courts  above. 

12  Then  shall  my  soul  no  more  complain, 
The  tempter  then  shall  rage  in  vain ; 
And  flesh,  and  sin,  my  toes  before, 
Shall  never  vex  my  spirit  more. 

PSALM   144.     1,2.     First  Part.     CM. 

Assistance  and  Victory  in  the  spiritual  Warfare. 

1  L^OR  ever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 
-T     My  Saviour  and  my  shield  ; 
He  sends  his  Spirit  with  his  word, 

To  arm  me  for  the  field. 

2  When  sin  and  hell  their  force  unite, 

He  makes  my  soul  his  care; 
Instructs  me  in  the  heav'nly  fight, 
And  guards  me  through  the  war. 

3  A  friend  and  helper  so  divine 

My  famting  hope  shall  raise; 


PSALM  144,  145.  225 

He  mokes  the  glorious  vict'ry  mine, 

Ami  his  shall  be  the  praise. 
PSALM  1 44.     3,  4,  5,  6.     Second  Part.     C  M. 
The  Vanity  of  Man,  and  Condescension  of  God. 

1  ORD,  what  is  man,  poor  feeble  man, 
JLi  Born  of  the  earth  at  first? 

His  life  a  shadow,  light  and  vain, 
Still  hast'riing  to  the  dust. 

2  Oh  what  is  feeble  dying*  man, 

Or  all  his  sinful  race, 
That  God  should  make  it  his  concern 
To  visit  hira  with  grace  ! 
:-»  That  God  m  ho  darts  his  lightnings  down, 
Who  shake-  the  world  above, 
What  terrors  waithis  awfu!  frown! 
How  woud'rous  is  his  love! 
PSALM  I   4.      12—15.     Third  Part.     L.  M, 

Grace  above  Riches ;  or,  the  Happy  Nation. 

1  IT  APPY   the  rity  where  their  sons 
,1  1    Like  pillars  round  a  palace  set, 
And  daughters,  bright  as  polish'd  stones, 

Give  strength  and  beauty  to  the  state. 

2  Happy  the  land  in  culture  dress'd, 

Whose  florks  and  corn  have  large  increase  ; 
Where  men  securely  work  or  rest, 

Nor  sons  of  plunder,  break  their  peace, 

3  Happy  the  nation  thusendow'd  ; 

But  more  divinely  blest  are  those 
On  whom  the  al-sufftVieot  God 

Himself  with  all  his  <rrace  bestows. 

Psalm  145.    l,  m. 

The  Greatness  of  God 

1  1%/JY  God,  my  King  thy  various  praise 
XT JL  ShaH  til)  the  remnant  of  my  days; 
Thy  grace  employ  my  humble  tongue? 
Till  death  and  jr!orv  raise  the  sonff. 

2  The  wings  of  ev'ry  hour  shall  b\ 
Some  thankful  tribute  to  thine  ear; 
And  every  setting  sun  shall  m  • 
New  works  of  duty  done  forth    -. 

3  Thy  truth  and  justice  I'll  procla  m; 
Thy  bounty  flow«  an  endless  stream: 
Thy  mercy  nwil  ,  thine  auger  slow, 
But  dreadful  to  the  stubborn  toe; 

U 


226  PSALM  145. 

4  Thy  works  with  sovereign  glory  shine, 
Aud  speak  thy  Majesty  divine  : 

Let  every  realm  with  joy  proclaim 
The  sound  and  honour  of  thy  name. 

5  Let  distant  times  and  nations  raise 
The  long-  succession  of  thy  praise  ; 
And  unborn  ages  make  my  song 
The  joy  and  triumph  of  their  tongue. 

6  But  who  can  speak  thy  wond'rous  deeds ; 
Thy  greatness  all  our  thoughts  exceeds; 
Vast  and  unsearchable  thy  ways! 

Vast  and  immortal  be  thy  praise! 
PSALM  145.     1—7,  1 1—13.     First  Part.     C.  M, 

The  Greatness  of  God. 

1  "W    ONG  as  I  live  I'll  bsess  thy  name, 
JLi  My  King,  my  God  of  Jove; 

My  work  and  joy  shall  be  the  same, 
In  the  bright  world  above. 

2  Great  is  the  Lord  his  power  unknown, 

And  let  his  praise  be  great: 
I'll  sing  the  honours  of  thy  throne, 
Thy  works  of  grace  repeat. 

3  Thy  grace  shall  dwell  upon  my  tongue; 

And  while  my  I  ps  rejoice, 
The  men  that  hear  my  sacred  sono* 
^  Shall  join  their  cheerful  voice. 
i  Fathers  to  sons  shall  teach  thy  name, 
And  children  learn  thy  ways: 
Ages  to  come  thy  truth  proclaim, 
Aud  nations  sound  thy  praise. 
$  Thy  glorious  deeds  of  ancient  date 
Shall  through  the  world  be  known; 
Thine  arm  of  power,  thine  heavenly  state. 
With  public  splendour  shown. 
G  The  worlrJ  is  managed  by  thy  hands, 
Tby  saints  are  rul'd  by  love; 
And  thine  eternal  kingdom  stands, 
Though  rocks  and  hills  remove. 
PSALM  145.     7  &c.     Second  Part.     G.  flf. 
The  Goodness  of  God 

I  O  WEET  is  the  mem  ry  of  thy  grace, 
O  My  God,  my  heav'nly  King; 
Let  age  to  age  thy  righteousness 
In  sounds  of  glory  sing. 


PSALM  145.  227 

$  God  reigns  on  high,  but  ne'er  confines 
His  goodness  to  the  skies; 
Through  the  whole  earth  his  bounty  shines, 
And  every  want  supplies. 

3  With  longing  eyes  thy  creatures  wait 

On  thee  for  daily  food, 
Thy  lib'ral  hand  provides  their  meat, 
And  fills  their  mouths  with  good. 

4  How  kind  are  thy  compassions,  Lord! 

How  slow  thine  anger  moves! 
But  soon  he  sends  his  pard'ning  word 
To  cheer  the  souls  he  loves. 

5  Creatures  with  all  their  endless  race 

Thy  power  and  praise  proclaim; 
But  saints  that  taste  thy  richer  grace 

Delight  to  bless  thy  name. 
PSALM   145.     14,  17,  &c     Third  Part.     CM. 

Mercy  to  Sufferers ;  or,  God  hearing  Prayer. 

1  ET  ev'ry  tongue  thy  goodness  speak, 
-■— ^    Thou  sov'reign  Lord  of  all; 

Thy  strength'ning  hands  uphold  the  weak, 
And  raise  the  poor  that  fall. 

2  When  sorrow  bows  the  spirit  down, 

Or  virtue  lies  distrest 
Beneath  some  proud  oppressor's  frown, 
Thou  giv'st  the  mourners  rest. 

3  The  Lord  supports  our  sinking  days, 

And  guides  our  giddy  youth  : 
Holy  and  just  are  all  his  ways, 
And  all  his  words  are  truth. 

4  He  knows  the  pains  his  servants  feel, 

He  hears  his  children  cry  ; 
And  their  best  wishes  to  fulfil, 
His  grace  is  ever  nigh 

5  His  mercy  never  shall  remove 

From  men  of  heart  sincere; 
He  saves  the  souls,  whose  humble  love 
[s  join'd  with  holy  fear. 
(j  [His  stubborn  foes  his  sword  shall  slay, 
And  pierce  their  hearts  with  pain; 
But  none  that  serve  the  Lord  shall  say, 
"  Th<»y  sought  his  aid  in  vain." 
7  [My  lips  shall  dwell  upon  his  praise, 
And  spread  his  fame  abroad  ; 


228  PSALM  14G, 

Let  all  the  sons  of  Adam  raise 
The  honours  of  their  God.] 

PSALM   146.     L.  M. 

Praise  to  God  for  his  Goodness  and  Truth. 

'    IQRAlSL  ye  the  Lord:  my  heait  shall  join 
JL      Iu  work  no  pleasant,  so  divine; 
Now  while  the  flesh  is  mine  abode, 
And  when  my  soul  ascends  to  God. 

2  Praise  shall  employ  my  noblest  powers, 
While  immortality  endures; 

My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last. 

3  Why  should  I  make  a  man  my  trust? 
Princes  must  die  and  turn  to  dust? 

Their  breath  departs,  their  pomp  and  power, 
And  thoughts  all  vanish  in  an  hour. 

4  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God  :  He  made  the  tsky, 
And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train; 
And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

5  His  truth  for  ever  stands  secure; 

He  saves  th'  oppress'd,  he  feeds  the  poor; 

He  sends  the  lab  ring*  conscience  peace, 

And  grants  the  pris'ner  sweet  release. 
0  The  Lord  to  sight  restores  the  blind; 

The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind  ; 

He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 

The  widow  and  the  fatherless. 
7  He  loves  the  saints,  he  knows  them  well? 

But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell; 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns ; 

Praise  him  iu  everlasting  strains. 

PSALM   I  46.     As  the  1 13th  Psalm. 

Praise  to  God  for  his  Goodness  and  Truth. 
\     |"'LL  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath; 
-■-And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers? 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  and  thought,  and  being  last* 
Or  immortality  endures. 
2  Why  should  I  make  a  man  my  t^ust? 
Princes  must  die  and  turn  to  dust; 
Vain  is  the  help  of  flesh  and  blood  j 


PSALM  147.  22<» 

Their  breath  departs,  their  pomp  and  power, 
And  thoughts  all  vanish  in  an  hour; 
Nor  can  they  make  their  promise  good. 

3  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Israel's  God  :  He  made  the  sky, 

And  earth,  and  seas,  with  all  their  train: 
His  truth  tor  ever  stands  secure  ; 
He  saves  lh'  oppress'd,  he  feeds  the  poor, 

And  none  shall  find  his  promise  vain. 

4  The  Lord  hath  eyes  to  give  the  blind; 
The  Lorn5  supports  the  sinking  mind; 

He  sends  the  iab'ring  conscience  peace! 
He  helps  the  stranger  in  distress, 
The  wider',   and  the  fatherless, 

And  grants  the  pns'ner  sweet  release. 

5  He  loves  his  saints,  he  knows  them  well, 
But  turns  the  wicked  down  to  hell; 

Thy  God,  0  Zion,  ever  reigns  : 
Let  every  tongue,  let  every  age, 
In  this  exalted  work  engage  : 

Praise  him  in  everlasting  strains. 

6  I'll  praise  him  while  he  lends  me  breath; 
And  when  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

Praise  shall  employ  my  nobler  powers: 
My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past, 
While  life,  ami  thought,  and  being  last, 

Or  immortality  endures. 

PSALM    147.     First  Part.     L.  M. 

The  Divine  Nature,  Providence,  and  Grace. 

1  TpRALSL  ye  the  Lord  :  'tis  good  to  raise 
JL     Our  hearts  and  voices  in  his  praise: 
His  nature  and  his  works  invite 

To  make  this  duty  our  delio-ht. 

2  The  Lord  builds  up  Jerusalem, 
And  gathers  nations  to  his  name: 
His  mercy  melts  the  stubborn  soul, 
And  makes  the  broken  spirit  whole. 

3  He  form'd  the  stars,  those  heav'nly  flames, 
He  counts  their  numbers,  calls  their  names  ^ 
His  sov'reign  wisdom  knows  no  bound, 

A  deep  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drown'cL 

4  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  great  his  might, 
And  all  his  glories  infinite; 

V2 


230  PSALM  147. 

He  crowns  the  meek,  rewards  the  just5 
And  treads  the  wicked  to  the  dust. 
PAUSE. 

5  Sing-  to  the  Lord,  exalt  him  high, 
Who  spreads  his  clouds  around  the  sky: 
There  he  prepares  the  fruitful  rain, 
Nor  lets  the  drops  descend  in  vain. 

6  He  makes  the  grass  the  hills  adorn, 
And  clothe*  the  smiling  fields  with  corn; 
The  beasts  with  food  his  hands  supply, 
And  feeds  the  ravens  when  they  cry. 

7  What  is  the  creature's  skill  or  force, 
The  vigorous  man,  the  warlike  horse, 
The  sprightly  wit,  the  active  limb! 
All  are  too  mean  delights  for  him. 

S  But  saints  are  lovely  in  his  sight; 
Ke  views  his  children  with  delight; 
He  sees  their  hope,  he  knows  their  fear, 
And  finds  and  loves  his  image  there 

PSALM   147.     Second  Part.     L.  M. 

Summer  and  Winter. 

1  ET  Zion  praise  the  mighty  God, 

-*— ^  And  make  his  honours  known  abroad; 
For  sweet  the  joy,  our  songs  to  raise, 
And  glorious  is  the  work  of  praise. 

2  Our  children  live  secure  and  blest; 
Our  shores  have  peace,  our  cities  test; 
He  feeds  our  sons  with  finest  wheat, 
And  adds  his  blessing  to  their  meat, 

3  The  changing  seasons  he  ordains, 
The  early  and  the  latter  rains; 

His  flakes  of  snow  like  wool  he  sends, 
And  thus  the  springing  corn  defends. 

4  With  hoary  frost  bestrews  the  ground; 
His  hail  descends  with  dreadful  sound; 
His  icy  bands  the  rivers  hold, 

And  terror  arms  bis  wintry  cold. 
,"j  lie  bids  the  warmer  breezes  blow, 

The  ice  dissolves,  the  waters  flow; 

But  he  hath  nobler  works  and  ways 

To  call  his  people  to  his  praise. 
{)  Through  all  our  realm  his  laws  are  shown; 

Hi*  gospel  through  the  nations  known; 

i      hath  not  thus  reveal'd  his  word 

To  every  land — Praise  ye  the  Lord. 


PSALM  147,  148.  231 

PSALM  147.     7—9,  13—18.     C.  M. 

The  Seasons  of  the  Year. 

1  "%^7~ITH  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 

▼  ▼      Address  the  Lord  on  high; 
Over  the  heav'us  he  spreads  his  rloud, 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 

2  He  sends  his  show'rs  of  blessings  down 

To  cheer  the  plains  below; 
He  makes  the  grass  the  mountains  crowu, 
And  corn  in  valleys  grow. 

3  He  gives  the  grazing  ox  his  meat. 

He  hears  the  ravens  cry  ; 
But  man,  who  tastes  his  finest  wheat, 
Should  raise  his  honours  *igh. 

4  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year  ; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race, 
And  wint'ry  days  appear. 

5  His  hoary  frost,  his  fleecy  snow, 

Descend  and  closhe  the  ground; 
The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow, 
In  ivy  fetters  bound. 
%  When  horn  his  dreadful  stores  on  high 
He  pours  the  sounding  hail, 
The  wretch  that  dares  his  God  defy 
Shall  find  his  courage  fail. 
7  He  sends  his  word,  and  melts  the  snow, 
The  fields  no  longer  mourn  ; 
He  calls  the  warmer  gales  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 
.Si  The  changing  wind,  the  flying-  cloud, 
Obey  his  mighty  word; 
With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud, 
Praise  ye  the  sov'reign  Lord. 

PSALM   14*.     P.M. 

Praise  to  God  from  all  Creatures. 
E  tribes  of  Adam  join 
With  heav'n,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
And  offer  notes  divine 
To  your  Creator's  praise. 
Ye  holy  throng 
Of  angels  bright  in  worlds  of  light 
Begin  the  song. 


232  PSALM  148* 

2  Thou  sun  with  dazzling  rays, 

And  moon  that  rules  the  night, 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise, 
With  stars  ot  twinkling  light. 
His  power  declare, 
Ye  floods  on  high,  and  clouds  that  fly 
In  empty  air. 

3  The  shining  worlds  above 

In  glorious  order  stand, 
Or  in  swift  courses  move, 
By  bis  supreme  command. 
He  spake  the  word, 
And  all  their  frame  from  nothing  came 
To  praise  the  Lord. 

4  He  rnov'd  their  .mighty  wheels 

In  unknown  ages  past, 
And  each  his  word  fulfils, 
While  time  and  nature  last. 
In  different  ways 
His  works  proclaim  bis  wond'rous  name? 
Aud  speak  bis  praise. 
PAUSE. 

5  Let  all  the  earth-born  race, 

And  monsters  ot  the  deep, 
The  fish  that  cleave  the  seas, 
Or  \i\  their  bosom  sleep; 
From  sea  and  shore 
Their  tribute  pay,  and  still  display 
Their  Maker's  power. 
#  Ye  vapours,  hail,  and  snow, 

Praise  ye  th'  Almighty  Lord. 
And  stormy  winds  that  blow 
To  execute  his  word. 
When  hghtnings  shine, 
Or  thunders  roar,  let  earth  adore 
His  hand  divine. 

7  Ye  mountains  near  the  skies, 

With  lofty  cedars  there, 
And  trees  of  humble  size, 
That  fruit  in  plenty  bear; 
Beasts,  wild  and  tame, 
Birds,  flies  and  worms,  in  various  forms 
Exalt  his  name. 

8  Ye  kings  and  judges,  fear 

The  Lord,  the  sovereign  King, 


PSALM  148.  233 

And  while  you  rule  us  here, 
His  heav'nly  honours  sing  : 
Nor  let  the  daeam 
Of  power  and  stale  rriake  you  forget 
His  power  supreme. 
0  Virgins  and  youths  engage 
To  sound  his  p;  aise  divine, 
"While  infancy  and  age 
Their  feeble  voices  join  : 
Wide  as  he  reigns 
His  name  be  sung  by  every  tongue 
In  endless  strains. 
10  Let  all  the  nations  fear 

The  God  that  rules  above  ; 
He  brings  his  people  near, 

And  makes  them  taste  his  love: 
While  earth  and  sky 
Attempt  his  praise,  his  saints  shall  raise 
His  honours  high. 

PSALM  US.      Paraphrased  in  L.  M. 
Universal  Praist  to  God. 

1  OUD  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord, 

M_A   From  distant  worl  Is  where  creatures  dwell; 
Letheav'n  begin  the  solemn   word, 

And  sound  it  dseadfui  down  to  hell. 
Note      This  Psalm  may  be  sung  to  the  tune  fthe  old  112th  or  127$ 
Psalm,  if  these  two  lines  be  added  to  every  stanza,  viz. 
"  Each  of  his  works  his  name  displays, 
"But  they  can  ne'er  complete  the  praise." 
Otherwise  it  may  be  sung  to  the  usual  tunes  of  the  Long  Metre, 

2  The  Lord,  how  absolute  he  reigns, 

Let  every  angel  bend  the  knee; 
Sing*  of  his  love  in  heav'nly  strains, 
And  speak  how  fierce  his  terrors  be. 

3  High  on  a  throne  bis  glories  dwell, 

An  awful  throne  of  shining-  bliss: 
Fly  through  the  world,  O  sun,  and  tell 
How  dark  thy  beams  compar'd  to  bis. 

4  Awake,  ye  tempests,  and  his  fame 

In  sounds  of  dreadful  praise  declare; 
Let  the  sweet  whisper  of  his  name 
Fill  every  gentler  breeze  of  air. 
#  Let  clouds,  and  winds,  and  naves  agree 
To  join  their  praise  with  blazing  fire; 


234  PSALM  148. 

Let  the  firm  earth  and  rolling  sea 

In  this  eternal  song  conspire. 

£  Ye  flow'ry  plains  proclaim  his  skill; 

Ye  vallies  sink  before  his  eye; 

And  let  his  praise  from  every  hill 

Rise  tuneful  to  the  neighboring  sky. 

7  Ye  stubborn  oaks,  and  stately  pities, 

Bend  your  high  branches  and  adore; 
Praise  him,  ye  beasts,  in  difPrent strains; 
The  lamb  must  bleat,  the  lion  roar. 
S  Ye  birds,  his  praise  must  be  your  theme, 
Who  fonn'd  to  song  your  tuneful  voice; 
While  the  dumb  fish  that  cut  the  stream 
In  his  protecting  care  rejoice. 
.*)  Mortals,  can  you  refrain  your  tongue 
When  nature  all  around  you  sings? 
O  for  a  shout  from  old  and  young, 

From  humble  swains  and  lofty  kings ! 

10  Wide  as  his  vast  dominion  lies 

Make  the  Creator  s  name  be  known  ; 
Loud  as  his  thunder  shout  his  praise, 
And  soun<!  it  lofty  as  his  throne. 

1 1  Jehovah  !   'tis  a  glorious  word  ! 

Oh  may  itdweli  on  every  tongue! 
But  saints,  who  best  have  known  the  Lord, 
Are  bound  to  raise  the  noblest  song. 

12  Speak  of  the  wonders  of  that  love 

Which  Gabriel  plays  on  every  chord  : 
From  all  below,  and  all  above, 
Loud  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord  ! 
PSALM  14K     S.  M. 

Universal  Praise 

1  "J    ET every  creature  join 

1  A  To  praise  th' eternal  God; 
Ye  heav'nly  hosts,  the  song  begin. 
And  sound  his  name  abroad. 

2  Thou  sun  with  golden  beams, 

And  moon  with  paler  rays, 
Ye  starry  lights,  ye  twinkling  flames, 
Shine  to  your  Maker's  praise. 

3  He  built  those  worlds  above, 

And  fix'd  their  wond'rous  frame; 
By  his  command  they  stand  or  move, 
And  ever  speak  his  name. 


PSALM  148.  236 

4  Ye  vapours,  vvheu  ye  rise, 

Or  fall  in  showers  or  snow, 
Ye  thunders,  murm'ring  round  the  skies, 
His  power  and  glory  show. 

5  Wind,  hail,  and  flaming  fire, 

Agree  to  praise  the  Lord, 
When  ye  in  dreadful  storms  conspire 
To  execute  his  word. 

6  By  all  his  works  above 

His  honours  be  express'd; 
But  saints,  thnt  taste  his  saving  love, 
Should  sing  his  praises  best. 

PAUSE  THE  FIRST. 

7  Let  earth  and  ocean  know 

They  owe  their  Maker  praise: 
Praise  him,  ye  wat'ry  worlds  below9 
And  monsters  of  the  seas. 

8  From  mountains  near  the  sky 

Let  his  high  praise  resound — 
From  humble  shrubs  r«nd  cedars  high, 
And  vnies  and  fields  around. 

9  Ye  lions  of  the  wood, 

And  tamer  beasts  J  hat  graze, 
Ye  live  upon  his  daily  food, 
And  he  expects  your  praise. 

10  Ye  birds  of  lofty  w  ng, 

Gn  high  his  praises  bear, 
Or  sit  on  flowery  boughs,  and  sing' 
Your  Maker's  glory  there, 

11  Ye  reptile  myriads,  join 

T'  e\alt  his  glorious  name, 
And  flies,  in  beauteous  forms  that  shin^ 

His  wond  rous  skill  proclaim. 
1*2  By  a'.r  the  earth-born  race, 

His  honours  be  expressed; 
But  saints,  t!<at  know  his  heav'nly  grace, 

Should  learn  to  praise  him  best. 

PAUSE  THE  SECOND, 

13  Monarchs  of  •• i.ie  command, 

Praise  ye  th'  e;ernal  King — 
Judges,  adore  that  sovereign  hand, 
Whence  all  your  honours  spring. 

14  Let  vigorous  youth  engage 

Tosouud  hjs  praises  high  ; 


236  PSALM  M9. 

.  Where  growing  babes  with  withering  age  m 
Their  feeble  voices  try. 
.  15  United  zeal  be  shown 

His  wond'rous  fame  to  raise  ; 
God  is  the  Lopd  ;  his  name  alone 
Deserves  our  endless  praise. 
16' Let  nature  join  with  art, 

And  a!!  pronounce  him  blest; 
But  saints,  that  dwell  so  near  his  heart, 
Should  sing-  his  praises  best. 

PSALM  149.     C.  M. 

Praise  God,  all  his  Saints ;  or,  the  Saints  judging  the  World. 

1  A    LL  ye  that  love  the  Lord,  rejoice, 
jla    Aw\  let  your sonys  be  new; 
Amidst  the  church  with  cheerful  voice 

His  later  wonders  shew. 

2  The  Jews,  the  people  of  his  grace, 

Shall  their  Redeemer  sin"  ; 
And  Gentile  nations  join  the  praise, 
While  Zion  owns  her  King 

3  The  Lord  takes  pleasure  in  the  just, 

Whom  sinners  treat  with  scorn  ; 
The  meek,  that  lie  despis'd  in  dust,    . 
Salvation  shall  adorn. 

4  Saints  shall  be  joyful  in  their  King, 

Lv'n  on  a  dying  bed  ;         • 
And  like  the  souls  in  glory  sing, 
For  God  shall  raise  the  dead  ; 

5  Then  his  high  praise  shall  fill  their  tongues. 

Their  hand  shall  wield  the  sword: 
And  vengeance  shnll  attend  their  son^s, 
The  vengeance  of  the  Lord. 

6  When  Christ  his  judgment-seat  ascends. 

And  bids  the  world  appear, 
Thrones  are  prepar'd  for  all  his  friends, 
W4io  humbly  lov'd  him  here. 

7  Then  shall  thev  rule  with  iron  rod, 

Nations  that  dar  d  rebel, 
And  join  the  sentence  of  their  God, 

On  tyrants  doom'd  to  hell. 
$  The  royal  sinners,  bound  in  chains, 

New  triumph  shall  afford  : 
Such  honour  for  the  saints  remains-— 

Praise  ye,  and  love  the  Lord. 


PSALM  150.  237 

PSALM  150.     I,  2—6.     C.  M. 

A  Song  of  Praise. 
1   XN  God's  own  house  pronounce  his*praisej 
X  His  grace  he  there  reveals; 
To  heav'n  your  joy  and  wonder  raise, 
For  there  his  glory  dwells. 
£  Let  all  your  sacred  .passions  more, 
While  you  rehearse  his  deeds  ; 
But  the  threat  work  of  saving  love 
Your  highest  praise  exceeds. 
3  All  that  have  motion,  life  and  breath. 
Proclaim  your  Maker  bless'd  ; 
Yet  when  my  voice  expires  in  death, 
My  soul  shall  praise  him  best. 


238  B0X0L0G1ES. 

i. 

The  Christian  Doxology* 

Long  Metre. 
r|10  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
JL     And  God  the  Spirit,  three  in  one, 
Be  honour,  praise,  and  glorv  given 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in   heaven. 
Common    Metre. 

LET  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  spirit,  be  ador'd, 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  him  known, 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 

Common  Metre. 

Where  the  Tune  includes  tico  Stanza?. 

1  FW1HE  God  of  mercy  be  ador'd, 

JL     Who  calis  our  souls  from  death, 
Who  saves  by  his  redeeming*  word, 
And  new-creating  breath. 

2  To  Praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 

And  spirit,  all  divine, 
The  one  in  three,  and  three  in  one, 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 

Short  Metre. 
i   *^7E  angels,  round  the  throne, 

W     And  saints  that  dwell  below, 
Worship  the  Father,  praise  the  Son, 
And  bless  the  Spirit  too. 

As  the\\ 3th Psalm. 

NOW  to  the  great  and  sacred  Three, 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 
Eternal  praise  and  glory  giv'n, 
Through  all  the  worlds,  where  God  is  known, 
By  all  the  angels  near  the  throne, 

And  all  the  saints  in  earth  and  heav'n. 
As  the  1 48^/t  Psalm. 

TO  God  the  Father's  throne 
Perpetual  honours  raise; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 
To  God  the  Spirit  praise : 

With  all  our  powers, 
Eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  sing, 
While  faith  adores. 


• 


INDEX, 


OR 

TABLE  TO  FIND  X  PSALM  SUITED  TO  PARTICL 
LAR  SUBJECTS  OR  OCCASIONS. 


Tf  you fnd  not  tohat  verd  you  seek  in  this  TobU,   seek  another   of  the   same 
signification,  <  under   some  more  general    words,    such  as    God. 

Christ,  Church,  Saints,  Psalm,  Prayer,  Praise,  Affliction,  Grace? De- 
liverance, Death,  &c. 


ADAM,  the  first  and  second,  their 
dominion  8 

Afflicted  Piety  to  them  35,  41.     Sup- 
ported 55.  145.  146.     Their  pray* 
er  102,  143.     Saints  happy  37,  94, 
l\9,AAlh  part. 

Afflictions,  Hope  in  them  13.  42.  77. 
Support  and  profit  119,  14th  part. 
Instruction  hy  them  91,  119,  18th 
part.  Courage  in  them,  119,  \7lh 
part.  Removed  by  prater 34, 107 
Submission  to  them  39."  123,  131. 
In  mind  and  body  143.  Frying 
our  graces  66,  119.  17th  part. 
Without  rejection  89.  Of  saints 
and  sinners  different  94.  Gentle 
103.  Moderated  125.  Verv  great. 
77,  102,  143; 

jr-ed  saints*  reflection  and  hope  71. 

All-seeing  God  139. 

Angels,  Guardian.  34,91.  All  sub- 
ject to  Christ  89,  97.  Praise  the 
Lord  103  Present  in  Churches  138. 

Appeal  to  God  against  persecutors  7. 
Concerning- our  sincerity  139.  Hu- 
mility 131, 

Ascension  of  Christ  24,  47,  63,  110. 

Assistance  from  God  138,  141. 

Atheism,  practical  12,  14,  36.  Pu- 
nished 10. 

Attributes  of  God,  36,  111,  145,  147. 

Authority  from  God  75,  82. 

Backsliding  soul  in  distress  and  de- 
sertion 25.  Restored  51.  Par- 
doned 78.  130. 

Blessing  of  God  on  the  business  and 

comforts  of  life  127. 
'  Blessin gs  of  a  family    128,133.     Of 
a  nation  144,  147.     Ofthecountry 
65,  147.     Of  a  person  I,  32,  112. 

Blood  of  Christ  cleansing  from  sin 
51,  69. 

Book  of  nature  and  scripture  19.  119. 
4th  part. 

Brotherly  love  133.     Reproof  141 . 

Business  of  life  blest  127. 

Care.  of«God  over  his  saints  34. 

Charity  to  the  poor  37,  41,  112.  And 
justice  15,  112.  Mixed  with  im- 
precations 35. 

Children    praising    God    3.      Made 

blessings  127,  128.    Instructed  24. 

7.-, 


Christ  the  second  Adam  8.  His  all- 
sufficiency  16.  His  ascension  24, 
63.  110.  The  church's  foundation 
113.  His  coming,  the  signs  of  it 
12.  His  condescension  and  glorifi- 
cation 8.  Covenant  made  with  him 
89.  First  and  second  coming  96, 
97.  93  The  true  David  35,  89. 
His  death  and  resurrection  16,  22. 
69  The  eternal  Creator  102. 
Exalted  to  the  kingdom  2.  8,  21. 
72,  110.  Our  example  109.  Faith 
in  his  blood  51.  God  and  man  89. 
His  Godhead  102.  Our  hope  4,  51. 
His  incarnation  and  sacrifice  40. 
The  king,  and  the  Church  his 
spouse  45.  His  Kingdom  among 
Gentiles  72.  87,  132.  His  love  to 
enemies  35,  109.  His  Majesty  97, 
99.  His  mediatorial  kingdom  39. 
110.  His  obedience  and  death  69. 
His  personal  glories  and  govern- 
ment 45.  Praised  by  children  8. 
Priest  and  King  110.  His  resur- 
rection on  the  Lord's  day  118. 
Our  strength  and  righteousness 
71.  His  sufferings  and  kingdom 
2,  22,  69.  His  sufferings  for  our 
salvation  69.  His  zeal  and  re- 
proaches 69. 

Christians'  qualifications  15,  24. 
Church  trade  of  Jews  and  Gen- 
tiles 87. 

Church,  its  beauty  41,  48,  122.  The 
birth-place  of  saints  87.  Built  on 
Jesus  Christ  118.  Delight  and 
safety  in  it  27.  Destruction  of  ene- 
mies proceeds  from  thence  76. 
Gathered  and  settled  132.  Of  the 
Gentiles  45,  47.  God  fights  for 
her  10,  20,  46.  God's  presence 
there  84,  132.  God's  special  de- 
light 87,  132.  God's  garden  92. 
Going  to  it  122.  1  he  house  and 
care  of  God  135.  Of  the  Jews  and 
Gentiles  87.  Its  increase  67.  Pray- 
er in  distress  80.  Restored,  by 
prayer  35, 102,  107.  Is  the  safety 
and  honour  of  a  nation  48.  The 
spouse  of  Christ  45.  Its  worship 
and  order  48. 

Colonies  planted  107. 

Comfort,  holiness  and  pardon  4,  32. 


240 


INDEX. 


119,    11  Oi    and   12th  parts.    And 
support  in  God  16,  94.    From  an 
cient  providence  77,  143.    Of  life 
biest  127.     And  pardon  130. 

Company  of  saints  16,  109. 

Complaint  of  absence  from  public 
worship  42.  Of  sickness  6.  De- 
sertion 13.  Pride,  atheism,  op- 
pression, fyc.  10,  12.  Oftempta 
tion  13.  General  102.  Of  quar 
rclsome  neighbours  120.  Of  hea- 
vy afflictions  in  mind  and  bod}'  143. 

Compassion  of  God  103,  145,  147. 

Communion  with  saints  106,  133. 

Confession  of  our  poverty  16.  Of  sin, 
repentance,  and  pardon,  32,  38,51, 
130,  143. 

Conscience,  tender,  119.  lWi  part. 
Its  guilt  relieved  32,  38,51, 130. 

Contention  complained  of  120. 

Converse  with  God  63,  119,  2d  part. 

Conversion  and  joy  126.  At  the  as- 
cension of  Christ  110.  Of  Jews 
and  Gentiles,  87,-  96,  106. 

Corruption  of  manners  general  11, 12. 

Counsel  and  support  from  God  16, 
119,  6th  part. 

Courage  in  death  16,  17,  71.  In  per- 
secution 119,  17th  part. 

Covenant  made  with  Christ  89.  Of 
Grace  unchangeable  89,  106. 

Creation  and  providence  83,  104, 
135,  136,  147,  148. 

Creatures,  no  truth  in  them  33,  62, 
146.  Vain,  and  God  all  sufficient 
33.     Praising  God  14S. 

Daily  devotion  55, 139. 

Day  of  humiliation  for  disappoint- 
ments in  war  60. 

Death  and  resurrection  of  Christ  16, 
69.  Of  saints  and  sinners  17,37, 
49.  And  sufferings  of  Christ  22, 
69.  Deliverance  from  it  31.  And 
pride  49.  And  the  resurrection 
49.  71,  89.  Courage  in  it  16,  17, 
23.     The  effect  of  sin  90. 

Defence  in  God  3,  121.  And  salva- 
tion in  God  18,61. 

Delaying  sinners  warned  95. 

Delight  and  safety  in  the  church  27, 
48,  84,  in  the  law  of  Godli9,  5th 
Qth  and  18t/i  parts.  In  God  18, 
42,  63,  73,  84. 

Deliverance  begun  and  perfected  85. 
From  despair  18.  From  dec,)  <!i>- 
Jress34,40.  From  death  31,  118. 
From  oppression  and  falsehood  56. 
From  persecution  53,  94.  Bv 
prayer  15,  34,  40,  .126.  From 
shipwreck  107.  From  slander  31. 
Surprising  126. 

Desertion  and  distress  of  soul  13,  25 
38,  143. 

Desire  of  knowledge  119,  9th  part. 
Of  holiness  i  19,  1  1th  part.  Of 
comfort  and  deliverance  119,  12th 


part.    Of  quickening  grace   IIS, 

16th  part. 
Desolations,  the  church's  safety  in 

them  46. 
Despair  and  hope   in  death   17,  49, 

Deliverance  from  it  18,  130.    * 
Devotion,  daily  55,  134,  141.    On  a 

sick  bed  6,  39. 
Direction  and  pardon  25.     And  de- 
fence prayed  for  5.     And  hope  42. 
Distress  of  soul  25.  Relieved  51, 130 
Dominion  of  man  over  creatures  8; 
Doubts  and  fears   suppressed  3,  31. 

143. 
Drunkard  and  glutton  107. 
Duty  to  God  and  man  15,  24 
Dwelling    with    God,    see  heaven. 

church,  &c. 
Education,  religious  34,  78. 
Egypt's  plagues  105. 
End  of  righteous  and  wicked  1,  37. 
Enemies  overcome    18.     Prayed   for 

35.  109.     Destroyed  12,48,  76. 
Eni-y  and  unbelief  cured  37.49- 
Equity  and  wisdom  of  nrovidence  9. 
Evening  psalm  4,  139,  141. 
Evidences  of  grace  26      Of  sincerity 

18.  19,  139. 
Evil    times    12.      Neighbours   120. 

Magistrates  11,58,82. 
Exaltation  of  Christ  to  the   kingdom 

2,  217  22,  69,  72,  110. 
Exa?nination  26 ,  1 39. 
Exhortation  to  peace  and  holiness  34. 
Faith  and  prayer  of  persecuted  saints 

35.     In  the'blood  of  Christ  32,  51. 

In  divine  grace  and  power  62,  130 
Faithfulness  of   God  89.    105,    111. 

145,146.     Of  man  15.  141. 
Falsehood,  blasphemy.  4*c.  12.     And 

oppression  12,  56. 
F'amily   government  101      Love  and 

worship  133.     Blessings  128. 
Fears  and  doubts   suppressed  3,  31. 

34.     In  the  worship  of  God  89,  99, 

Of  God  119,  13th  part. 
Flatten/  and    deceit    complained   of 

12,  36. 
Formal  worship  50. 
Frailty  of  man  89,  90, 144. 
Fretfulness  discouraged  37. 
Friendship,  its  blessings  133. 
Funeral  psalm  89,  90. 
Gentiles  given    to    Christ  2,  22,  72. 

Church  45,  65,  72,    87.     Owning 

the  true  God  47,96,  98 
Glorifcation  of  Christ  8,  45. 
Glory  of  God   in   our    solvation  60. 

And  grace  promised  84.  89,  97. 
Glutton 78      And  drunl<ard  107. 
God  all  in  all  127.     All-sufficient  16. 

33.     His    being,     attributes,    and 

providence  36,  65,  147.     His  care 

of  saints  7.  34.     His  creation  and 

providence  33,  104,  fyc.     Our  de- 
fence and  salvation  3,  33,   61;  115. 


INDEX. 


241 


rnal,  and  sovereign,  and  holy 
93.  Eternal,  and  man  mortal  i'U, 
102.  Faithfulness  89,  105,  111. 
Glorified,  and  sinners  saved  69. 
Goodness  and  mercy  103,  1-15. 
Goodness  and  truth  145,  146. 
Governing  power  and  goodness  66, 
Great  and  eood  68.  141.  L45,  147. 
The  Judge  9,  50.  97.  Kind  tu  bis 
people  145,  146-  His  majesty  97. 
And  condescension  113,  111.  Mer- 
cy and  troth  36,  89,  103,  145. 
Made  man  8.  Of  nature  and  grace 
65.  His  perfections  36,  111,  345, 
147.  Our  portion,  and  Christ  uur 
hope  4.  Our  portion  here  and 
hereafter  73.  His  power  an  !  ma- 
jesty 68,  89,  93,  96.  Praised  bj 
children"  8.  Our  preserver  121. 
138.  Present  in  his  churches  4.6 
84.  Our  shepherd  23.  His  sove 
feignty  and  goodness  to  man  8 
113,  114.  Our  suppoit  and  com- 
fort 94.  *  Supreme  Governor  75 
"32,  93.  His  vengeance  and  com- 
passion 68,  97.  Unchangeable  89. 
111.  His  universal  dominion  103. 
His  wisdom  in  his  works  111,  129 

Worthv  of  all  praise  145,  146,  150    . 

Good  works  15,  24, 112.  Prorit  men, 
not  God  16. 

Goodness  of  God  8, 103, 111.1 15.  146 

Gospel,  its  glory  and  success  19,  45 
110.  Joyful  sound  89,  93.  Wor- 
ship and  order  48. 

Government  of  Christ  45.  From 
God  75. 

Grace,  its  evidences,  or  self-exami- 
natiun  26,  139.  Above  riches  141. 
Without  merit  16.  32.  Of  Christ 
45,  72.  And  providence  33.  36, 
135,  136,  147.  Preserving  and  re- 
storingl38.  Truth  and  protection 
57.  Tried  bv  affliction,  17,  66. 
125.  And  glorv  84,  97.  Pardon- 
ing 130. 

Guilt  of  conscience  relieved  32,  38, 
51,  130. 

Harvest  65,  126,  147. 

Health,  sicV.nessand  recovery  6,  30> 

r    31.     Prayed  for  6,33,  39. 

Heart  known  to  God  139. 

H'ttrintr  o\  prayer  and  salvation  4 
10,  66,  1&2. 

Haven  of  separate  souls  17.  The 
saints'  dwelling-plape  24. 

Holiness,  pardon,  and  comfort  4 
Desired  119,  llth 

Hope  in  darkness  13,  77.  143.  Of 
resurrection  16.  71.  And  despair 
in  death  17,  49.  And  prayer  27. 
For  victory  20.     And  direction  42 

Hosanna  oft]  v  children  3.  For  the 
Lord's  Day  118 

Humiliation  day  10,  GO. 

Humility  and  si 

V 


And  par 


Hypocrites  atid  hypocrisy  12,  50. 

Idolatry  reproved  115.  185. 

Jehovah  68.  83.     Reigns  93,  96,  97. 

Jens,  see  Israel. 

Imprecations  and  charity  35. 

Incarnation  96,  97,  98.  And  sacri- 
fice of  Christ  40. 

Infants  139,  see  children. 

Instruction    from    God    25.       From 

BCripture  119,  4th  and  1th  parts. 

In  piety  34. 

^Instructive  afflictions  94. 

Intemperance  punished  73. 
doned  107. 

Joy  of  conversion  126. 

Israel  saved  from  the  Assyrians  76. 
Saved  from  Egypt,  and  brought  to 
Canaan  77,  105.  107,  135,  136. 
Rebellion  and  punishment  78.  Pu- 
nished  and  pardoned  106,  107. 
Travels  in  the  wilderness  107,  114. 

Judgment  and  mercy  9,  68.     Dav  ] 
50,  96,  97,  93,  149.     Seat  of  God  9. 

Justice  of  Providence  9.  And  truih 
towards  men  15. 

Justification,  free  32. 130. 

Knowledge  desired  19,  119.  9th  part. 

Law    f  God,  delight  in  it  1 19, 5th  par!. 

Liberality  rewarded  41,  112. 

Life  and  riches,  their  vanity  49> 
"Short  and  feeble  89,  90;  144. 

Longing  after  God  42.  63. 

Lord's  day  psalm  29,  118.  Mornins 
5,  19   63. 

Love  to  our  neighbour  15.  Of  Christ 
to  sinners  35.  Of  God  better  than 
life  63.  Of  God  unchangeable  89, 
106.  To  enemies  35,  109.  Bro- 
therly 133. 

Luxury  punished  73.  And  pardon- 
ed 107. 

Magistrates  warned  58,  82.  Qualifi- 
cations 101.  liaised  and  deposed  75= 

Majesty  of  God  68,  see  God 

Min,  his  vanity  as  mortal  39,  89,  90. 
144.  Dominion  over  creatures  8. 
Mortal,  and  Christ  eternal  102. 
Wonderful  formation  139. 

Marriage,  mystical  45. 

Master  of  a  family  101. 

Melancholy  reproved  42, 
77.     Removed  126. 

Mercies,  common  and 
103.  Spiritual  and  temporal  103. 
Innumerable  139.  Everlasting  136 
Recorded  107.  And  truth  of  Cod 
36,  89.  103,  136,  145,  146. 

Merit  disclaimed  16. 

Midnight  thoughts  63,  119.  5th  end 
6th  parts,  139. 

iters  ordained  132. 

Mii-acles  in  the  wiid<  ■  neee  114. 

Kg-psahu  3,-1 4JL    Ofa sabbath 
5.  19^03. 

Mortality  rjf  rm»n  39,  49,  90.  And 
ho^e  89,  Atld  God'a lelcrhin  :  .  ll  : 

o 


And  hope 
special    €8. 


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INDEX. 


Nation's  safety  in  the  church  48. 
Prosperity  67,  144.  Blest  and 
punished  107. 

National  deliverance  67,  75,  76,  124, 
126.  Desolations,  the  church's 
safW>  and  triumph  in  them  46. 

Nature  of  man  139. 

Obedience  sincere  18,  32,  139.  Bet- 
ter than  saorifi.ee  50. 

Old  Age,  death  90.  And  resurrec- 
tion 17.  89. 

'Pardon,  holiness  and  comfort  4.  Of 
backsliding  78.  And  direction  25. 
And  repentance  prayed  for  38. 
And  confession  32.  Of  original  and 
actual  sin  51. 

Patience  under  afflictions  39.  Un- 
der persecutions  37,  44.  In  dark- 
ness 77.  130,131. 

Price  and  holiness  encouraged  34. 
With  men  desired  120. 

Perfections  ol  God  36,  111,  145,  147 

Persecuted  saints  35.  44,  74,  80,  83. 

Persecution,  deliverance  from  it  7, 
53,  94.  Courage  in  it  119,  \7th 
part. 

Persecutors  punished  7,  129,  149. 
1  heir  'oily  14.  Complained  of  35, 
44  74,  80  83.  Deliverance  from 
them  9,  10,  94. 

Perseverance  138.  In  trials  119,  17th 
pa  rt 

Pestilence,  preservation  in  it  91. 

Piety,  instructions    lierein  34. 

Pity  to  t lie  afflicted  41,  see  charity, 
God 

Pleading  without  repining  39,  123 
The  promises  119,  10th  part. 

Poor,  eharit;    toth    n  15,37,41,112 

Portion  ol  saints  and  sinners  11,  17. 
37. 

Poverty  confessed  16. 

Practical  atheism  14,  36. 

Praise  to  Gud  from  children  8.  Fur 
creation  and  providence  33.  104. 
To  our  Creator  100.  From  all 
creatures  148.  For  eminent  deli- 
verances 34. 1 18.  General  86, 1 15, 
150.  Fur  the  gospel  93.  For 
health  restored  30. 116.  For  hear- 
ing prayer  66,  102.  To  Jesm- 
Christ  45  From  all  nations  ■  17. 
And  prayer  public  65.  For  pro- 
tection grace*  and  truth  57.  For 
providence  and  gra<  p.3iSi.  For  rain 
65.  147  From  the  saints T149, 150. 
For  temporal  i,i ^ssiugs  68.  148. 

Prayer  heard  4,  34,  65.  66.  1  it  time, 
of  war  :i0.  Praise  pmiic  65.  A  nd 
hope  27.  In  church's  distress  80. 
Heard,  and  Ziou  restored  182. 
And  praise  for  deliverance  34. 
I '  e8ei*oing  grace  138. 
Preservation  in  public  dangers  46. 91, 
112,     Daily  121     ' 

Pride,  and  atheism,  and  oppression 
ounisheu  60,  12.     And  death  1J. 


Priesthood  of  Christ  51,  110. 

Princes  vain  62, 146. 

Profession  of  sincerity  and  repen*' 
ance,  &c.  119,  3d  part,  139.  False 
50. 

Promises  and  threatenings€l.  Plead- 
ed 119.  10th  part. 

Prosperity  dangerous  55,  73. 

Prosperous  sinners  cursed  37,  49,  73- 

Protection,  truth  and  grace  57.  By 
day  and  night  121. 

Providence,  its  wisdom  and  equitv  9. 
And  creation  33,  135,  136.  And 
grace  36,  147.  And  perfection  of 
God  36.  Its  mystery  unfolded  73. 
Recorded  77,  78,  107.  In  air, 
earth,  and  sea  35,  65,  89,  104,  107, 
147. 

Psalm  for  soldiers  18,  60.  For  old 
ace  71.  For  husbandmen  65.  For 
aViineral  89,  90.  For  the  Lord's 
day  92.  Before  prayer  95.  Be- 
fore sermon,  ibid  For  magistrates 
101.  For  householders  101.  For 
mariners  107.  For  gluttons  and 
drunkards  107 

Public  praise  for  private  mercies  116, 
118.  I'or  deliverance  124.  Wor- 
ship attended  on  122.  Prayer  and 
praise  65,  84. 

Punishment  of  sinners  1,  11,  37. 

Qualifications  of  a  christian  15,  24. 

Quickening  grace  119,  16th  part. 

Rain  from  heaven  65,  135,  147. 

Recovery  from  sickness  6,  30, 116. 

Relative  duties  15,  133. 

Religion  and  justice  15.  In  words 
a  ad  deed  37. 

Religious  education  34,  78. 

Remembrance  of  former  deliverances 
77,  143. 

Repentance,  confession  and  pardon 
32.  And  faith  in  the  blood  of 
Christ  51. 

Reproach  removed  31.  37. 

Resignation  39,  123,  131. 

Resolutions  holy  119,  15th  part. 

Restoring  grace  23,  138. 

Resurrection  and  death  of  Christ  2. 
16.  Of  the  saints  16,  17,  49,  71. 
And  death  49,  71,  89. 

Reverence  in  worship  89,  99. 

Riches,  their  vanity  49.  Compared 
with  grace  144. 

Righteousness  from  Christ  71. 

Sacrifice  40,  51,  69.  Incarnation  of 
Christ  40. 

Safety  in  public  dangers  91.  In  God 
61.     And  delight  in  the  church  27. 

Suinls  happy  and  sinners  cursed  1, 
11,  119,  1st  part.  The  best  com- 
pany 16.  Characterised  15.  24. 
Dwell  in  heaven  15,24.  Punished 
and  saved  78.  106.  God's  care  of 
them  34.  Reward  at  last.  50,  90, 
92.  Patience  and  world's  hatred 
37.      Chastised    and   siuiiurs   d«* 


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stroyed  94.  Die,  but  Christ  lives 
102.  Punished  and  pardoned  106, 
107.  Conducted  to  heaven  106, 
107.  Afflictions  moderated  125. 
Judging  the-  world  149. 

Salvation  of  saints  10.  And  triumph 
18  And  defence,  in  God  62.  By 
Christ  69.  85. 

Sanctified  afflictions  119,  last  part,  94. 

Satan  subdued  3,  6,  13. 

Scripture  compared  with  nature  19, 
119,  7th  part.  Instruction  from  it 
119,  4th  part.  Delight  in  it  119 
5th  and  l'Sth  parts.  Holiness  and 
comfort  from  it  119  tyh  part.  Va- 
riety and  exceHency  119,  8th  part 

Seasons  of  the  Mar  65.  147. 

Seaman s  soul: 

Secret  devotion  34.  119,  2d  part. 

Seeking  God  -27,  63. 

Self-examination,  or  evidences  of 
grace  2G    139. 

Separate  soul,  heaven  of  17. 

Sick-bed  devotion  6.  38.  59,  116. 

Sickness  healed  64  30,  116. 

Signs  of  Christ's  coming  12,  96,  &c 

Sin  of  nature  14.  Original  and  ac- 
tual, confessed  and  pardoned  51. 
Universal  14. 

Sincerity  19.  26,  32,  139.  Proved 
and  rewarded  13.  Protest  112,  3d 
part. 

Sins  of  the  tongue  12,  34,  50. 

Slander,  deliverance  from  it  31,  120. 

Souls  in  as        '        statr  17. 146, 150. 

Spirit  given  at  C»ri;t"^  ascension 68. 

His  teaching  desired  1 19,  9th  part,51. 

Spiritual  enemies    overcome  3,  81, 


For  the  afflicted  and  tsropted  55. 

And  comfort  in  God  94, 119,  14th 

part. 
Temptations    overcome   8,    18.      In 

sickness  6. 
Thanks,  public,  for  private  mercies 

116,  118. 
Threatenings  and  promises  81. 
Thunder  and  storm  29, 135, 136, 14£. 
Times,  evil  11,12. 
Tongue  governed  34,  39. 
Trust  in  the  creatures  vain  62,  146. 
Vanity  of  man  as  mortal  39,  89,  144. 

Of  life  and  riches  40. 
Vengeance   and   compassion  68.     A- 

gainst  the  enemies  of  the  church 

76,  249. 
Vineyard  of  God  wasted  80. 
Unbelief  and  envy,cured  37.     Pun- 
ished 95. 
Unchangeable  God  89,  111. 
Vows  paid  in  the  church   11G.     Of 

holiness  1J9,  15th  part. 
War,  prayer  in  time  of  it  20.     Dis- 
appointments therein  60.     Victorv 

13.     Spiritual  18,  144. 
Warnings  of  God  to  his  people  81. 
Watchfulness   19,    141.      Over    the 

tongue  39. 
Weather  65,  107,  135.  147,  148. 
Wickedness  of  man  l4,  36,  51. 
Winter  and  summer  147. 
Wisdom  and  equity  of  providence  9, 

Of  God  in  his  works  111. 
Works  of   creation    and   providence 

104,  147,  148      And  grace  19,  33, 

111,135.136.     Good  works  profit 

men,  not  God  16. 


144.  Blessings  arid  punishment 18.»W<frld's  hatred  and  saints' patience 
Spring  of  the  year  65.     An. i  summer!     37 
65  104.     And  winter  1.47.  \  Worship  and  order  of  the  gospel  48. 

Delight  in  it  84.  With  reverence- 
89.99.  Daily  55,  134,  141.  In  a 
family  133.  Public  63,  84,  122, 
1 .32.  A  bsence  from  it  63. 
Wrath  and  mercy  from  the  judg-* 
ment-seat  9. 


Storm  and  thun  1   r  29,  135, 148.     < 
Strength,     repentance    and    pardon 

prayed  for  33.     Of  grace  33. 
Submission   123,  131.     To   Christ  2. 


To  sickness  39. 

Sufferings  and    death   of  Christ  23 
~  And  kingdom  of  Christ  2,  22,  09,  Zeal  and  prudence  33. 
310.  Zion,  its  citizens  15, 

Support  and   counsel    from  God  16,; 


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,^lLL  ye  that  love  the  Lord  rejoice    236 
Almighty  Ruler  of  the  skies  20 

Almighty  God,  appearand  save  24 

Along  the  banks  where  JJabePs  current 


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Great  God,  whose  universal  sway         11:) 
Great  is  the  Lord,  exalted  high  211 

Great  is  the  Lord,  his  works  of  might  174 


flows  216 

Amidst  thy  wrath  remember  love  64 

Among  the  assemblies  of  the-great  127 

Among  the  princes,  earthy  gods  132 

And  w  ill  the  God  of  grace  12 
Are  all  the  foes  of  Zion  fools 
Are  sinners  now  so  senseless  grown 

Arise,  my  gracious  God  30 

Awake,  1113'  soul,  to  sound  his  praise  1 7 1 
Awake,  ye  saints,  to  praise  j'our  king  212 

BEHOLD  the  lofty  sky  35 

Behold  the  love,  the  generous  love  59 

Behold  the  morning  sun  3<3 

Behold  the  sure  foundation  stone  183 

Behold  thy  waiting  servant,  Lord  191 

Behold  us,  Lord,  ami  let  our  cry  89 

Behold,  O  God,  what  cruel  foes  124 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne  154 

Bless,  O  my  soul,  the  living  God  158 

Blest  are  the  sons  of  peace  210 
Blest  are  the  souls  whe  hoar  and  know  135| 

Blest  are  the  undcnTd  in  heart  1S5 

Blest  is  the  man,  for  ever  blest  53 
I'lcst  is  the  man  whose  breast  can  move  68 
Blest  is  the  man  who  shuns  the  place 

Blest  is  the  nation  where  the  Lord  54 
Children  in  years  or  knowledge  young  57 
Come,  children,  learn  to  fear  the  Lord  58 

Come  let  our  voices  join  to  raise  148 

Come  sound  his  praise  abroad  148 

Consider  all  my  sorrows,  Lord  194 

DAVID  rejoie'd  in  God  his  strength  39 

Deep  in  our  hearts  let  us  record  109 

EARLY,  my  God,  without  delay  95 

Exalt  the  Lord  our  God  153 

FAR  as  thy  name  is  known        '  76 

Father,  I  bless  thy  gentle  hand  196 

Father,  I  sing  thy  wondrous  grace  108 

Firm  and  unmov'd  are  they  202 
Firm  was  my  health,  my  day  was  bright  50 

Fools  in  their  hearts  believe  and  say  26 

Forever  blessed  be  the  Lord  224 

Forever  shall  ray  song  record  134 

Trom  age  to  age  exalt  his  name  68 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies  182 
From  deep  distress  and  troubled 

thoughts  207 

From  foes  that  round  us  rise  93 

GIVE  thanks  to  God  he  reigns  above  167 

Give  thanks  to  God  invoke  his  name  164 

Give  tfranks  to  God  most  high  214 
Give  thanks  -o  God  the  sovereign  Lord  213 

Give  in  bur  God  immortal  praise  215 

• .!.  ■   to  the  Lord,  ye  son's  of  fame  49 

God  in  his  earthly  terilple  lave  132 

Gqd  is  the  refuge  of  his  s  ants  74 

God  my  supporter  and  my  hope  115 

God  of  eternal  love  166 

God  of  :;vy  childhood  and  my  youth  1 1 1 

God  of  my  life  look  gently  down  66 

Cod  of  ray  mercy  and  my  praise  172 

Good  is  the  Lord,  the  heavenly  King,  101 

Great  God,  attend  while  Zion  sings  129 

Great  God  attend  to  my  complaint  98 

Great  God,  how  oft  did  Israel  prove  124 

Great  GotT,  indulge  my  humble  claim  97 
Gi"  ;ut  God,  the  heaven's  well  ordered 

frame  37 


Great  is  the  Lord  our  God  76 

Great  shepherd  of  thine  Israel  125 

HAD  not  the  God  of  truth  and  love  201 

Happy  is  he  that  fears  the  Lord  176 

Happy  the  city,  where  their  sons  225 

Happy  the  man  whose  cautious  feet  10 

Hear  me,  O  God,  nor  hide  thy  face  156 

Hear  what  the  Lord  in  vision  said  136 

Help,  Lord,  for  men  of  virtue  fail  24 
He  reigns,  the  Lord,  the  Saviour 

reigns!  150 

He  that  hath  made  his  refuge  God  141 

High  in  the  heavens,  eternal  God  59 

How  blest  the  man  to  whom  his  God  52 

How  awful  is  thy  chastening  rod  12] 

How  long  wilt  thou  conceal  thy  face  25 

How  did  ray  heart  rejoice  to  hear  290 
How  fast  their  guilt  and  sorrows  rise    29 

How  pleasant,  how  divinely  fair  128 

How  pleasant  'tis  to  see  210 

How  pleas'd  and  blest  was  I  200 

How  long,  O  Lord,  shall  I  complain  28 
Slow  shall  the  young  secure  their 

hearts  187 

IK  God  succeed  not  all  the  cost  20 1 

If  God  to  build  a  house  deny  204 

I  lift  ray  soul  to  God  45 

I'll  bless  the  Lord  from  day  to  day  57 

I'll  praise  my  Maker  with  my  breath  228 

I'll  speak  the  honours  of  my  King  72 

I  love  the  Lord,  he  heard  my  cries  180 

In  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee  220 

In  anger,  Lord,  do  not  chastise  16 
In  God's  own  house  pronounce  his 

praise  237 

In  Judah,  God  of  old  was  known  119 

In,  histe,  O  God,  attend  my  call  110 
In  thee  great  God,  with  songs  of  prais«39 

I  set  the  Lord  before  my  face  20 

Is  there  ambition  in  my  heart  207 

It  is  the  Lord  our  Saviour's  hand  157 

i  waited  patient  for  the  Lord  66 

I  will  extol  thee.  Lord  on  high  £0 
JEHOVAH  reigns:  He  dwells  in  light  144 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  Sun  113 

Jesus,  our  Lord,  ascend  thy  throne  173 

Joy  to  the  world  ;  the  Lord  is  come  152 
Judge  me,  O  Lord,  and  prove  my  ways  47 
Judge  me,  O  God,  and  plead  my  cause    70 

Judges,  who  rule  the  world  by  laws  92 

Just  are  thy  ways  and  true  thy  word  33 

LET  all  the  earth  their  voices  raise  149 

Let  all  the  heathen  writers  join  189 

Let  children  hear  the  mighty  deeds  122 

Let  earth,  with  every  isle  and  sea  151 

Let  every  creature  join  234 

Lat  every  tongue  thy  goodness  speak  227 

Let  God  arise  in  all  his  might  104 

Let  sinners  take  their  course  SO 

Let  Zion  in  hor  King  rejoice  74 

Let  Zion  and  her  sons  rejoice  157 

Let  Zion  praise  the  mighty  God  230 

Long  as  I  live  I'll  bless  thy  name  22C 
Lord,  lam  thine;  but  thou  wilt  prove  31 

Lord;  I  am  vile  conceiv'd  in  sin  85 

Lord  I  can  Gal}'?::'  thy  1  ebukes  17 

Lord,  I  esteem  thy*  judgments  right  134 

Lord,  if  thine  eyes  survey  our  (aultfl  1  10 
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Lord,  in  the  morniu;  thou  shalt  hear      15(0  happy  man,  whoso  soul  is  fiH'd 
Lord,  I  will  bless  thee  all  my  days  S6JO  happy  nation,  where  the  Lord 

Lord,  I  would  spread  my  soro  distress    8G  O  how  I  love  thy  holy  law 


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Lord,  thou  hast  called  thy  grace  to 

mind 
Lord  thou  hast  heard  thy  servant  cry 
Lord,  thou  hast  scourg'd  our  guilty 

land 
Lord,  thou  hast  search'd  and  seen  me 

through 
Lord,  thou  hast  seen  my  soul  sincere 
Lord,  thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  pray 
Lord,  'tis  a  pleasant  thing  to  stand 
Lord,  we  have  heard  thy  works  of  old  70 
Lord,  what  a  feeble  piece  141 

Lord  what  a  thoughtless  wretch  was  I  115 
Lord,  what  is  man,  poor  feeble  man  225 
Lord,  what  was  man,  whto  made  at 

first  20 

Lord,  when  I  count  thy  mercies  o'er  221 
Lord,  when  thou  didst  ascend  on  high  1 05 
Loud  hallelujahs  to  the  Lord  833 

Lo  !  what  a  glorious  corner-stone        184 
Lo!  what  an  entertaining  sight 
MAKER  and  sovereign  Lord 
Mercy  and  judgment  are  my  song 
Mine  eyes  and  my  desire 
My  God,  accept  my  early  vows 
My  God,  consider  my  distress 
My  God,  how  many  are  my  fears 
My  God,  in  whom  are  all  the  springs 


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My  God,  my  pve.rlastin?  hope  11U 

My  God,  my  King,  thy  various  praisa  225 


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O  Lord  our  heavenly  King 
O  Lord,  our  Lord  how  wondrous  great  19 
O  that  tlie  Lord  would  guide  my  ways  191; 
O  that  thy  statutes  every  hour  1  jf> 

O  thou  that  hear'st  when  sinners  cry  85 
O  thou  whose  grace  and  justice  reign  901 
O  thou  whose  justice  reigns  on  high  91 
Our  God,  our  help  in  ages  past  139 

Out  of  the  deeps  of  long  distress  28t> 

O  what  a  stiff  rebellious  house  122 

PRAISE  waits  in  Zion,  Lord  for  thee  100 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  exalt  his  name  21 1 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  my  heart  shall  join  22$ 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  'tis  good  to  raise  229 
Preserve  me.  Lord,  in  time  of  need  28 
Protect  us,  Lord,  from  fatal  harm 
REJOICE,  ye  righteous,  in  the  Lord 
Remember,  Lord,  our  mortal  state 
Return,  O  God  of  love,  return 
SALVATION  is  for  ever  nigh 
Save  me,  O  God,  the  swelling  floods 
Save  me,  O  Lord,  from  every  fa* 
See  what  a  living  stone 
Show  pity,  Lord  ;  O  Lord  forgive 
Shine,  mighty  God,  on  Zion  shine 
Sing,  all  the  nations,  to  the  Lord 
Sing  to  the  Lord  aloud 
Sing  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name 
Sing  lotko  I  rtrtl,  ye  distant  land* 
Songs  of  immortal  praise  belong 
Soon  as  I  heard  my  father  say 
Sure  there's  a  righteous  God 
Sweet  is  the  memory  of  thy  grace 
Sweet  is  the  work,  my  God  ray  king 
TEACH  me  the  measure  ofmydays 
The  Almighty  reigns  exalted  high 
That  man  is  blest  who  stands  in  awe 
The  earth  for  ever  is  the  Lord's 
Thee  will  I  love,  O  Lord,  my  strength  32 
The  God  Jehovah  reigns  15L 

The  God  of  glor}'  sends  his  summons 

forth 
The  God  of  our  salvation  hears 
The  heavens  declare  thy  glory,  Lord 
The  King  ofsaints,  how  fair  his  face 
The  Lord,  appears  my  helper  now 

19lThe  Lord,  how  wondrous  are  his  ways  159 
69jTho  Lord  Jehovah  reigns  145 

17  The  Lord  is  come  ;  the  heavens  pro- 

208         claim  150 

The  Lord  my  shepherd  is  <44 

179  The  Lord  of  glory  is  my  light  48 

179jTheLord  of  glory  reigns,  he  reigns 
73  on  high  14:> 

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114|TueLord,  the  Judge,  his  churches 

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My  God  permit  my  tongue 
My  God  the  steps  of  pious  men 
My  God,  what  inward  grief  I  feel 
My  heart  rejoices  in  thy  name 
My  never  ceasing  son^  Vnall  show 
My  refuge  is  the  God  of  love 
My  righteous  judge,  my  gracious 

God 
My  Saviour  and  my  King 
My  Saviour,  my  Almighty  Friend 
My  shepherd  is  the  living  Lord 
My  Shepherd  wil    supply  my  need 
My  soul,  how  lovely  is  the  place 
My  soul  lies  cleaving  to  the  dust 
My  soul,  repeat  Ins  praise 
My  spirit  looks  to  God  alone 
My  soul,  thy  great  Creator  praise 
My  spirit  sinks  within  me,  Lord 
My  trust  is  in  my  heavenly  frjend 
NO  sleep  nor  slumber  to  his  eyes 
Not  to  our  names,  thou  only  just  and 

true 
Not  to  ourselves,  who  are  but  dust 
Now  be  my  heart  inspir'd  to  sing 
Now  from  the  roaring  lion's  rage 
Now  I'm  convine'd  the  Lord  is  kind 
Now  let  our  lips  with  holy  fear 
Now  let  our  mournful  song  record         42jThe  Lord,  the  sovereign  King 
Now  may  the  God  of  power  and  grace  38lThe  Lord,  the  sovereign,  sends  his 
Now  shall  my  solemn  vows  be  paid      103i         summons  forth 

18ljTheman  is  ever  blest 
52|The  Praise  of  Zion  waits  for  thee 

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O  blessed  souls  are  they 

O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul 

Of  justice  and  of  grace  I  sing 

Oh  for  a  shout  of  sacred  joy 

O  God,  my  refuge,  hear  my  cries 

O  God  of  grace  and  righteousness 

O  God  of  mercy  hear  my  call 

O  God  of  mjT  salvation,  hear 

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This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made 
This  spacious  earth  is  all  the  Lord's 
Thou  art  my  portion,  O  my  God 
Thou  God  of  love,  thou  ever  blest 


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Thrice  happy  man,  who  fears  the  Lord  176 
Thuslresolv'd  before  the  Lord  65 

Thuasaith  the  Lord,  "The  spacious 

fields  79 

Thus  saith  the  Lord,  "  Your  work  is 

vain  67 

Thus  God,  th'  eternal  Father,  spalic  172 
Thus  the  great  Lord  of  earth  and  sea  173 
Thy  mercies  fill  the  earth,  O  Lord  191 
Thy  name,  almighty  Lord  182 

Thy  works  of  glory,  mighty  Lord  170 
*Tis  by  thy  strength  the  mountains 

stand  101 

To  God  I  cried  with  mournful  voice  120 
To  God  I  made  my  sorrows  known  223 
To  God,  the  great,  the  ever  blest  166 

To  Heaven  I  lift  my  waiting  eyes  108 

To  thee,  O  God  of  truth  and  love  51 

To  thee,  O  Lord,  I  raise  my  cries  49 

To  our  almighty  Maker  God  152 

To  thee  before  the  dawning  light  186 

To  thee,  most  high  and  holy  God  118 

To  thine  almighty  arm  we  owe  34 

'Twas  for  our  sake,  Eternal  God  109 

7Twas  from  thy  hand,  my  God.  I  came  219 
'Twas  in  the  watches  of  the  night  96 

VAIN  man,  on  foolish  pleasures  bent  "168 
Unshaken  as  the  sacred  hill  202 

Up  from  my  youth  may  Israel  say  205 

Up  to  the  hills  I  lift  mine  eyes  198 

Upward  I  lift  mine  eyes  199 

WE  bless  the  Lord,  the  just,  the  good  105 
We  love  thee,  Lord,  arid  wp  ajW  oh 
What  oh«H  I  render  to  my  God  181 

When  Christ  to  judgment  shall  descend  80 
When  God  is  nigh  my  faith  is  strong  29 
When  God,  provok'd  with  daring 

crimes       -  170 

When  God  restor'd  our  captive  state  203 
When  God  reveal'd  his  gracious  name  203 
WJjen  Israel,  freed  from  Pharaoh's 

hand  178 


Pu's' 
When  Israel  sinn'd,  the  Lordreprov'd  12", 
When  I  with  pleasing  wonder  &tand    221 
When  man  grows  bold  in  sin  61 

When  overwhelm'd  with  grief  94 

When  pain  aud  anguish  seize  me,  Lord  196 
When  the  great  Judge,  supreme  and  just  21 
Where  shall  the  man  be  found  4G 

Where  shall  we  go  to  seek  and  find  20^" 
While  I  keep  silence  and  conceal  53 

While  men  grow  bold  in  "wicked  ways  60 
Who  shall  ascend  thy  heavenlv  place  27 
Who  shall  inhabit  in  thy  hill 
Who  will  arise  and  plead  my  right  146 
Why  did  the  Jews  proclaim  their  rage  12 
Why  did  the  nations  join  to  slay  1- 

Why  should  the  mighty  make  their  boast  6 
Why  should  the  haughty  hero  boast  83 
Why  do  the  proud  insult  the  poor  78 

Why  do  the  wealthy  wicked  boast         62 
Why  doth  the  Lord  depart  so  far 
Why  doth  the  man  of  riches  grow- 
Why  has  my  God  my  soul  forsook 
Why  should  I  vex  my  soul  and  fret 
Will  God  for  ever  cast  us  oif 
With  all  my  powers  of  heart    and 

tongue 
With  earnest  Jongings  of  the  mind 
With  my  whole  heart  I'll  raisemy  song  2l 
With  my  whole  heart  I've  sought  thy 

face  193 

With  reverence  let  the  saints  appear  135 
With  songs  and  honours  sounding  loud 231 
Would  you  Heboid  the  woks  of  God    169 


40 

61 

117 

217 
69 


YE  holy  souls  in  <iod  rejoice  55 

Ye  nations  round  the  earth  rejoice  J. 7', 

Ye  servants  of  th'  almighty  King  177 

Yc  sons  of  men,  a  feeble  race  142 
Ye  sons  of  pride  that  hate  the  just  78 

Ye  that  delight  to  serve  the  Lord  178 

Ye  that  obey  the  immortal  King  2)0 

Ye  tribes  of  Adam  join  231 

Yet  (saith  the  Lord)  if  David's  race  Vm 


HYMNS 


AND 


SPIRITUAL,  SONGS. 

IN  THREE  BOOKS. 


I.    COLLECTED  FROM  THE  SCRIPTURES. 
II.  COMPOSED  ON  DIVINE  SUBJECTS. 
III.    PREPARED  FOR  THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 


BY  I.  WATTS,  D.  D. 


And  they  sung  a  new  Song,  saying,  Thau  art  worthy,  &c.  for  thou  Wast 
slain,  and  hast  redeemed  us,  &c.  Rev.  v.  9. 

Soltti  esse?it  (i.  e.  Christiani)  convenire,  carmenqv.e  Christo  quasi  Pes    N 
dicere. — Plinius  in  Epist. 


HYMNS. 

BOOK  I. 

COLLECTED    FROM    THE    HOLY    SCRIPTURES. 

HYMN  |.     CM. 

4  new  Song  to  the  Lamb  that  was  slain.     Rev.  v.  6.  8.  9—12. 

1  IJTJEHOLD  the  glories  of  the  Lamb, 

JLJ   Amidst  his  Father's  throne; 
Prepare  new  honours  tor  his  name, 
And  songs  before  unknown. 

2  Let  elders  worship  at  his  feet, 

The  church  adore  around, 
With  vials  full  of  odours  sweet, 
And  harps  of  sweeter  sound. 

3  Those  are  the  prayers  of  the  saints, 

And  these  the  hymns  they  raise; 
Jesus  is  kind  to  our  complaints, 
He  loves  to  hear  our  praise. 

4  [Eternal  Father,  who  shall  look 

Into  thy  secret  will? 
Who  but  the  Son  shall  take  that  book. 
And  open  every  seal? 

5  He  shall  fulfil  thy  great  Heerees, 

The  Son  deserves  it  well; 
Lo!  in  his  hand,  the  sovereign  keys 
Of  heaven,  and  death,  and  hell!] 

6  Now  to  the  Lamb,  that  once  was  slain, 

Be  endless  blessings  paid; 
Salvation,  glory,  joy,  remain 
For  ever  on  thy  head. 

7  Thou  hast  redeemed  our  souls  with  blood, 

Hast  set  the  pris'ners  free, 
Hast  made  us  kings  and  priests  to  God, 
And  we  shall  reign  with  thee. 
i  The  worlds  of  nature  and  of  grace 
Are  put  beneath  thy  power: 
Then  shorten  these  delating  days, 
And  bring  the  promis'd  hour. 
HYMN  2.     L.  M. 

'Hie  Deity  and  Humanity  of  Christ.     John  i.  1.3!  14;  and  Co?,  i  1V> 
and  Eph.  iii  9.  10. 

I  ~C^  RE  the  blue  heavens  were  stretch'd  abroad, 
-*-^    From  everlasting  was  the  word; 

w 


•250  HYMN  3.  book  j 

With  God  he  was ;  the  word  was  God, 

And  must  divinely  be  ador'd. 
'2  By  his  own  power  all  things  were  made  ; 

By  him  supported  all  things  stand; 

He  is  the  whole  creation's  head, 

And  angels  fly  at  his  command. 
J  Ere  sin  was  born,  or  Satan  fell, 

He  led  the  host  of  morning*  stars  : 

(Thy  generation  who  can  tell, 

Or  count  the  number  of  thy  years'?) 

4  But  lo,  he  leaves  those  heavenly  forms; 
The  word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay, 
That  he  may  converse  hold  with  worms, 
Drest  in  such  feeble  flesh  as  they. 

5  Mortals  with  joy  beheld  his  face, 
Th?  eternal  Father's  only  Son  : 
How  full  of  truth,  how  full  of  grace, 
When  through  his  eyes  the  Godhead  shone* 

6  Archangels  leave  their  high  abode, 
To  learn  new  mysteries  here,  and  tell 
Tilt:  loves  of  our  descending  God, 
The  glories  of  lmmanuel. 

HYMN  3,     S.  M. 

The  Nativity  of  Christ.    Luke  i.  30,  fyc.   Luke  ii.  iO,  fce. 

1  TBEHOLD  tne  grace  appears, 
M3   The  promise  is  fulfill'd  ; 
Mary,  the  wondrous  virgin,  bears, 

And  Jesus  is  the  child. 

2  [The  Lord,  the  highest  God, 

Calls  him  his  only  Son  ; 
He  bids  him  rule  the  lands  abroad, 
And  gives  him  David's  throne. 

3  O'er  Jacob  shall  he  reign 

With  a  peculiar  sway; 
The  nations  shall  his  grace  obtain, 
His  kingdom  ne'er  decay.] 

4  To  bring  the  glorious  news, 

A  heavenly  form  appears ; 
He  tells  the  shepherds  of  their  joys. 
And  banishes  their  fears. 
$  "Go,  humble  swains,"  said  he, 
"To  David's  city  fly; 
k*  The  promis'd  infant,  born  to-day, 
"  Doth  in  a  manger  lie. 


hook  i.  HYMN  4,  5,  6. 

6  "With  looks  and  heart  serene, 

"Go  visit  Christ  your  King;" 
And  straight  a  flaming  troop  was  seen : 
The  shepherds'heard  them  sing  : 

7  "  Glory  to  God  on  high  ! 

"And  heav'nly  peace  on  earth, 
"Good-will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 
"  At  the  Redeemer's  birth/' 
3  [In  worship  so  divine 

Let  saints  employ  their  tongues: 
With  the  celestial  hosts  we  join, 
And  loud  repeat  their  songs. 
9  "  Glory  to  God  on  high, 

"  And  heavenly  peace  on  earth, 
"  Good-will  to  men,  to  angels  joy, 

"  At  our  Redeemer's  birth."] 
HYMN  4.     Referred  to  the  second  Psalm- 
HYMN  5.     C.  M. 

Submission  to  afflictive  Providences-     Job  i.  21. 

1  TVTAKED  as  from  the  earth  we  came. 
-L^l    And  crept  to  life  at  first, 

We  to  the  earth  return  again, 
And  mingle  with  our  dust. 

2  The  dear  delights  we  here  enjoy, 

And  fondly  call  our  own, 
Are  but  short  favours  borrow'd  now. 
To  be  repaid  anon. 

3  'Tis  God  that  lifts  our  comforts  high. 

Or  sinks  them  in  the  grave  ; 
He  gives,  and  (blessed  be  his  name) 
He  takes  but  what  he  gave. 

4  Peace,  all  our  angry  passions  then, 

Let  each  rebellious  siffh 
Be  silent  at  his  sovereign  will, 
And  every  murmur  die. 

5  If  smiling  mercy  crown  our  lives, 

Its  praises  shall  be  spread  ; 
And  we'll  adore  the  justice  too, 
That  strikes  our  comforts  dead. 
HYMN  6.     C.  M. 

Triumph  over  Death.     Job  xix.  25,  26,  27. 

1   d^i  REAT  God,  I  own  thy  sentence  jusk 
\JK  And  nature  must  decay; 


i52  HYMN  7.  book  i. 

I  yield  my  body  to  the  dust, 
To  dwell  with  fellow  clay. 

2  Yet  faith  may  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 

And  trample  on  the  tombs  ; 
My  Jesus,  my  Redeemer  Jives, 
My  God,  my  Saviour  comes. 

3  The  mighty  conqueror  shall  appear, 

High  on  a  royal  seat, 
And  death,  the  last  of  all  his  foes, 
Lie  vanquish'd  at  his  feet. 

4  Though  greedy  worms  devour  my  skin, 

And  gnaw  my  wasting  flesh 
When  God  shall  build  my  bones  again, 
He  clothes  thern  ai!  afresh. 

5  Then  shall  I  see  thy  lovely  face 

With  strong  immortal  eyes, 
And  feast  upon  thine  unknown  grace, 
With  pleasure  and  surprise. 

HYMN  7.     C.  M. 

The  Invitation  of  the  Gospel;  or,  spiritual  Food  and  Clothi; 
Isa  lv  1.  &c. 

I    "B~    ET  every  mortal  ear  attend, 

M-A  And  every  heart  rejoice; 

The  trumpet  of  the  gospel  sounds, 

With  an  inviting-  voice. 

2  Ho!  all  ye  hungry,  starving  souls, 

That  feed  upon  (he  wind, 

And  vainly  strive  with  earthly  toys 

To  fill  an  empty  mind  : 

•3  Eternal  wisdom  has  prepared 

A  soul  reviving  feast, 

And  bids  your  longing  appetites, 

The  rich  provision  taste. 

4  Ho!  ye  that  pant  for  living  streams, 

And  pine  away  and  die, 
Here  you  may  quench  your  raging  thirsL 
With  springs  that  never  dry. 

5  Rivers  of  love  and  mercy  here, 

In  a  rich  ocean  join  ; 
Salvation  in  abundance  flows, 

Like  floods  of  milk  and  wine. 
<3  [Ye  perishing  and  naked  poor, 

Who  work  with  mighty  pain, 
To  weave  a  garment  of  your  own, 

That  will  not  hide  your  sin  ; 


book  i.  HYMN  S.  858 

7  Come  naked,  and  adorn  your  souls 
In  robes  prepaid  by  God, 
Wrought  by  the  labours  of  his  Son, 
And  dy'd  in  hsown  blood.] 
S  Dear  God  !  the  treasures  of  thy  love 
Are  everlasting  mines, 
Deep  as  our  helpless  miseries  are, 

Ami  boundless  as  our  sins!  I 

9  The  happy  gates  of  gospel  grace 
Stand  open  night  and  day  ; 
Lord,  we  are  come  to  seek  supplies, 
And  drive  our  wants  away. 

HYMN  8.     C.  M. 

The  safety  and  protection  of  the  church.  Isa<  sxVi.  1'—  f>: 
i    TjjOVV  honourable  is  the  place 
JLJl   Where  we  adoring  stand, 
Zibn,  the  »!ory  of  the  earth, 
And  beauty  of  the  land! 

2  Bui  works  of  mighty  grace  defend 

The  city  where  we  dwell ; 
The  walls  of  strong  salvation  made, 
Defy  th'  assaults  of  he!). 

3  Lift  up  the    ver  lasting  gates, 

The  doors  wide  open  fling; 
Enter,  ye  nations  that  obey 
The  m  atutes  of  your  King. 

4  Here  shall  you  taste  uumingled  joys, 

And  live  in  perfect  peace  ; 
You  that  have  known  Jehovah's  name. 
And  venturM  on  his  grace. 

5  Trust  in  the  Lord,  for  ever  trust, 

\nd  banish  all  your  fears: 
Strength  in  the  Lord  Jehovah  dwells, 
Eternal  as  his  years. 
S  What  though  the  rebels  dwell  on  high, 
His  arm  shall  bring  them  low  ; 
Low  as  the  caverns  ot  the  grave 
Their  lofty  heads  shall  bow. 
7  On  Babylon  our  feet  shall  tread 
In  that  rejoicing  hour; 
Ihe  ruin-*  of  her  walls  shall  spread 
A  pavement  for  the  poor. 


W  2 


254  HYMN  9.  book  u 

HYMN  9.     C.  M. 

The  promises  of  the  Covenant  of  Grace.    Isa.  Iv    1,  2.  Zech.xii.  1  Mic. 
vii.   19    Ezek    xxxvi.  25,  &c. 

1  JN  vain  we  lavish  out  our  lives 
JL   To  gather  empty  wind  ; 

The  choicest  blessings  earth  can  yield 
Will  starve  a  hun   ry  mind 

2  Come,  and  the  Lord  shall  feed  our  souls 

With  more  substantial  meat; 
With  such   is  saints  in  glory  love, 

VV  sth  such  as  angels  eat. 
*>  Our  God  will  every  want  supply, 

And  fill  our  hearts  with  peace: 
He  givfs'by  covenant  and  by  oath 

The  riches  of  his  grace. 

4  Come,  and  he'll  cleanse  our  spotted  souls. 

And  wash  aw*ay  our  stains 
In  the  char  fountain  that  his  Son 
I'our'd  from  his  dying  veins. 

5  [Our  guilt  shall  vanish  all  away, 

Though  black  as  hell  before; 
Our  s*n  shall  sink  beneath  the  sea, 

And  shall  be  found  no  more. 
G  An(\^  lest  pollution  should  o'erspread 

Our  inward  powers  again, 
His  spirit  *hall  bedew  our  souls 

Like  purifying-  rain.] 

7  Our  hearts,  that  flinty,  stubborn  thing, 

That  terrors  cannot  move,- 
That  fe ars  no  thrent'ning,  of  his  wrath,.. 
Shall  be  dissolv'd  by  love. 

8  Or  be  can  take  the  flint  away, 

That  would  not  be  reftVd, 
And  from  die  treasures  of  his  grace 

Bestow  a  softer  mind*, 
0  There  shall  his  sacred  spirit  dwell, 

Atid  deep  engrave  his  law; 
And  every  motion  of  our  souls 

To  swjft  obedience  draw. 
10  Thus  will  he  pour  salvation. down. 

And  we  shall  render  praise; 
We  the  dear  people  of  his  love. 

And  he  our  God  of  grace. 


BOOK  I. 


HYMN  10,  II.  BSS 


HYMN  10.     S.  M. 

THie  blessedness  of  Gospel  times;  or,  the  Revelation  of  Christ  to  Je.ivsr 
and  Gentiles      Isa  v  2-  7—10  Matt    xiii.  16,  17. 

1  rj  QW  Beauteous  are  their  feet 
JLJLWho  stand  on  Zion's  hill; 

Who  bring  salvation  on  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal! 

2  How  charming  is  their  voice! 

How  sweet  their  tidings  are  ! 
'Ziou,  behold  thy  Saviour  King, 
'He  reigns  and  triumphs  here.' 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound, 
Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for 
And  sought,  hut  never  found  ! 

4  How  blessed  are  our  eyes 

That  see  this  heavenly  light! 
Prophets  and  kings  desir'd  it  long*, 
But  d\ei\  without  the  sight. 

5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice, 

And  tuneful  notes  employ,    „ 
Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs, 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 
C  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 
Through  all  the  earth  abroad! 
Let  every  nation  now  behold 
Their  Saviour  and  their  God. 
HYMN  If.     L.     M. 

The  humble  enlightened,  and  carnal  Reason  humbled;  or  the  Sovereign- 
ty of  Grace      Luke  x    2  .  22. 

1    r|"lHfclR&  was  an  hour  when  Christ  rejoie'd, 
-**-       And  spoke  his  joy  in  words  of  praise; 
Father,    I  thank  thee,   mighty  God, 
Lord  of  the  earth,  and  heavens,  and  seas. 
I  thank  thy  sovreetgn  power  and  love, 
That  crowns  my  doctrine  with  success, 
And  makes  the  babes  in  knowledge  learn 
The  heights,  and  breadths,  and  lengths  of  grace, 
But  all  this  glory  lies  conceal'd 
From  men  of  prudence  and  of  wit; 
The  prince  of  darkness  blinds  their  eyes, 
And  their  own  pride  resists  the  light. 
Father,  'tis  thus,  because  thy  will 
Chose  and  srdain'd  it  should  be  so; 


256  HYMN  12,  13.  book  i 

'  'Tis  thy  delight  *'  abase  the  proud 
'And  lay  the  haughty  scorner  low. 

5  'There's  none  can  know  the  Father  right, 
4  But  those  that  learn  it  from  the  Son; 
'Nor  can  ihe  Son  be  well  receiv'd, 

'But  where  the  Father  makes  him  known, 

6  '  Then  let  our  souls  adore  our  God, 
'That  deals  his  graces  as  he  please; 
'Nor  g?ves  to  mortals  an  account, 
'Or  of  his  actions,  or  decrees.' 

HYMN  12.     C.  M. 

Free  Grace  in  revealing  Christ.     Luke  x.  21. 
ESUS,  the  man  of  constant  gTief, 
A  mourner  all  his  days; 
His  spirit  once  rejoic'd  aloud, 
And  turn'd  his  joy  to  praise. 

2  'Father,  I  thank  thy  wondrous  love, 

«  That  hath  reveal'd  thy  Son 
'To  men  unlearned;  and  to  babes 
'  Has  made  thy  gospel  known. 

3  'The  myst'ries  of  redeeming  grace 

'  Are  hidden  from  the  wise; 
'While  pride  and  carnal  reasoning  join 
'  To  swell  and  blind  their  eyes.' 

4  Thus  doth  the  Lord  of  heaven  and  earth 

Hss  great  decrees  fulfil, 
And  orders  all  his  works  of  grace 
By  his  own  sovereign  will. 

HYMN  13.     L.  M. 

The  Son  of  God  Incarnate  ;  or,  the   Titles  and  the  Kingdom  of  Chris;. 

Isa.  ix  2,  6,  7. 

1  FjflHK  land*  that  long  in  darkness  lay 

1      Now  have  beheld  a  heav'nly  light; 
Nations  that  sat  iq  death's  cold  shade, 
Are  blest  with  beams  divinely  bright. 

2  The  virgin's  promised  Son  is  born; 
Behold  th' Expected  child  appear! 
What  shall  his  names  or  titles  be? 
"The  Wonderful,  the  Counseller! 

3  [This  infant  is  the  mighty  God, 
Come  to  be  suckled  and  ador'd, 
Tli'  eternal  Father,  Prince  of  Peace, 
The  Sou  of  David  and  his  Lord.] 

4?  The  government  of  earth  and  seas 
Upon  his  shoulders  shall  be  laid: 


ijook  i.  HYMN    14,  15.  257 

His  wide  dominions  shall  increase, 
And  honours  to  his  name  be  paid. 
5  Jesus,  the  holy  child,  shall  sit 
High  on  his  father  David's  throne  ; 
Shall  crush  his  foes  beneath  his  feat, 
And  reign  to  ages  yet  unknown." 
HYMN  14.     L.  M. 

The  Triumph  of  Faith ;  or,  ChrisVs  unchangeable  Love.  Rom.  viii.  33, ke 

1  VMTHO  shall  the  Lord's  elect  condemn  $ 

?  ?     'Tis  God  that  justifies  their  souls; 
And  mercy,  like  a  mighty  stream, 
O'er  all  their  sins  divinely  rolls 

2  Who  shall  adjudge  the  saints  to  hell  ? 

'Tis  Christ  that  suffer'd  in  their  stead  ; 
And  the  salvation  to  fulfil, 

Behold  him  rising'  from  the  dead! 

3  He  lives!   he  lives,  and  sits  above, 

For  ever  interceding  there: 
Who  shall  divide  us  from  his  love! 
Or  what  shall  tempt  us  to  despair? 

4  Shall  persecution  or  distress. 
Famine,  or  sword,  or  nakedness? 

He  that  hath  lov'd  us  bears  us  through, 
And  makes  us  more  than  conqu  rors  to. 

5  Faith  hath  an  overcoming  power, 
It  triumphs  in  the  dying  hour  : 
Christ  is  our  life,  our  joy,  our  hope; 
Nor  can  ive  sink  with  such  a  prop. 

6  Not  all  that  men  on  earth  can  do, 

Nor  powers  on  high,  nor  powers  below, 
Shall  cause  his  mercy  to  remove, 
Or  wean  our  hearts  from  Christ  our  love. 
HYMN  15,     L.  M. 

Our  own  Weakness,  and  Christ  our  strength.  2  Cor.  xii  7,  9,  It, 
1    &     iiT  me  but  hear  my  saviour  say, 

"_J  "Strength  shall  be  equal  to  thy  day;" 

Then  I  rejoice  in  deep  distress 

Leaning'  on  all-sufficient  grace. 
?2  I  glory  in  infirmity, 

That  Christ's  own  power  may  rest  on  rne  ; 

When  I  am  weak,  then  am  I  strong, 

Grace  is  my  shield,  and  Christ  my  soug\ 
3  I  can  do  all  things,  or  can  bear 

All  suff'rings,  if  my  Lord  be  there; 


258  HYMN  16,  17.  book  i 

Sweet  pleasures  mingle  with  the  pains, 
While  his  left  hand  my  head  sustains. 

4  But  if  the  Lord  be  once  withdrawn, 
And  we  attempt  the  work  alone, 
When  new  temptations  spring  and  rise, 
We  find  how  great  our  weakness  is. 

5  So  Sampson,  when  his  hair  was  lost. 
Met  the  Philistines  to  his  cost, 
Shook  his  vain  limbs  with  sad  surprise, 
Made  feeble  fight,  and  lost,  his  eyes. 

HYMN  16.     C.  M. 

Hosannato  Christ.   Matt.  xxi.  9.    Luke  lis.  38.  40. 

1  "JTOSANNA  to  the  royal  Son 
JUt  Of  David's  ancient  line! 
His  natures  two,  his  person  one, 

Mysterious  and  divine. 

2  The  root  of  David  here  we  find, 

And  offspring  is  the  same; 
Eternity  and  time  are  join'd 
In  our  Immanuel's  name. 

3  JBless'd  he  that  comes  to  wretched  men* 

With  peaceful  news  from  heav'n ! 
Hosannas  of  the  highest  strain 
To  Christ  the  Lord  be  given! 

4  Let  mortals  ne'er  refuse  to  take 

TV  hosanna  on  their  tongues, 
Lest  rocks  and  stones  should  rise  and  break 
Their  silence  into  songs. 

HYMN  17.     C.  M. 

Victory  over  Death.    1  Cor.  sv.  55,  &c. 
1   jTjk  FOR  an  overcoming  faith 
\J  To  cheer  my  dying-  hours, 
To  triumph  o'er  the  monster,  Death, 
And  all  his  frightful  powers! 
Q  Joyful,  with  all  the  strength  I  have, 
My  quiv'ring  lips  should  sing, 
"  Where  is  thy  boasted  vict'ry  grave? 
"  And  where  the  monster's  sting?" 

3  If  sin  be  pardon'd,  I'm  secure; 

Death  hath  no  sting  beside  ; 
The  law  gives  sin  its  damning  power: 
But  Christ,  my  ransom,  died. 

4  Now  to  the  God  of  victory 

Immortal  thanks  be  paid, 


book  i.  HYMN  18,  19.  259 

Who  makes  us  conqu'rors  while  we  die, 
Through  Christ  our  living-  head. 
HYMN  18.     CM. 

Blessed  are  the  Dead  that  die  in  the  Lord.    R«v.  xiv.  3. 

HEAR  what  the  voice  from  heav'n  proclaims 
For  all  the  pious  dead  ! 
Sweet  is  the  savour  of  their  names, 
And  soft  their  sleeping  bed. 

2  They  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  bless'd  ; 
How  kind  their  slumbers  are! 

From  sufferings  and  from  sins  released, 
And  freed  from  every  snare. 

3  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife, 

They're  present  with  the  Lord ; 
The  labours  of  their  mortal  life 
End  in  a  large  reward. 

HYMN  19.     C.  M. 

The  Song  of  Simeon  ;  or,  Death  made  desirable.    Luke.  ii.  27,  &c. 

1  ORD,  at  thy  temple  we  appear, 
J-^   As  happy  Simeon  came, 
And  hope  to  meet  our  Saviour  here  ; 

O  make  our  joys  the  same  ! 

2  With  what  divine  and  vast  delight 
The  good  old  man  was  fill'd, 

When  fondly  in  his  wither's  arms, 
He  clasp'd  the  holy  child  ! 
$  "Now  1  can  leave  this  world,'*  he  cried, 
"  Behold  thy  servant  dies ; 
"I've  seen  thy  great  salvation,  Lord, 
"  And  close  my  peaceful  eyes. 

4  "This  is  the  light  prepar'd  to  shine 

"  Upon  the  Gentile  lands  ; 
"  Thine  Israel'  glory  and  their  hope, 
"To  break  their  slavish  bands." 
>  [Jesus !  the  vision  of  thy  face 
Hath  overpowering  charms! 
Scarce  shall  I  feel  deaths  cold  embrace, 
If  Christ  be  in  my  arms. 
•  Then  while  ye  hear  my  heart-strings  break, 
How  sweet  my  minutes  roll! 
A  mortal  paleness  on  my  cheek, 
And  glory  in  my  soul.] 


-260  HYMN  20,  21.  book  i 

HYMN  20.     C.  M. 

Spiritual  Apparel,  namely,  the  Robe  of  Righteousness,  and  Garment  oj 
Salvation.     Isa.  lxi.  10. 

1  A   WAKE  my  heart,  arise  my  tongue, 
jfjL  Prepare  a  tuneful  voice, 

In  God,  the  life  of  all  my  joys, 
Aloud  will  I  rejoice. 

2  'Tis  he  adornd  my  naked  soul, 

And  made  salvation  mine; 
Upon  a  poor  polluted  worm 
He  makes  his  graces  shine. 

3  And  lest  the  shadow  of  a  spot 

Should  on  my  soul  be  found, 
He  took  the  robe  the  Saviour  wrought, 
And  cast  it  ail  around. 

4  How  far  the  heavn'ly  robe  exceeds 

W  hat  earthly  princes  wear! 
These  ornaments,  how  bright  they  shine! 
How  white  the  garments  are! 

5  The  Spirit  wrought  my  faith  and  love, 

And  hope,  and  every  grace  ; 
But  Jesus  spent  his  life  to  work 
The  robe  of  righteousness. 

6  Strangely,  my  soul,  art  thou  array'd 

By  the  great  sacred  Three! 
In  sweetest  harmony  of  praise 
Let  all  thy  powers  agree. 

HYMN  21.     C.  M. 

A  Vision  of  the  Kingdom  of  Christ  among  men      Rev.  xxi.  1 — Q 

1  O,  what  a  glorious  sight  appears 
JLi   To  our  believing*  eyes  ! 

The  earth  and  seas  are  pass'd  away, 
And  the  old  rolling  skies  : 

2  From  the  third  heav'n,  where  God  resides. 

That  holy,  happy  place, 
The  new  Jerusalem  comes  down, 
Adorn'd  with  shining  grace 

3  Attending  angels  shout  for  joy, 

Aud  the  bright  armies  sing, 
"Mortals,  behold  the  sacred  seat 
"Of  our  descending  King! 

4  "The  God  of  glory  down  to  men 

"Removes  his  bless'd  abode  ; 
"Men,  the  dear  objecfs  of  his  grace? 
"And  he  the  loving  God. 


*ook  t.  HYMN  24,  25.  2M 

5  "  His  own  soft  hand  shall  wipe  the  tears 
"  From  every  weeping  eye  ; 
"And  pains,  and  groans,  and  griefs,  and  fears., 
"And  death  itself  shall  die.'' 
*j  How  long,  dear  Saviour,  O  how  long 
Shall  this  bright  hour  delay! 
Fly  swifter  round,  ye  wheels  of  time, 
And  bring  the  welcome  day. 
HYMN  22  and  23.     Referred  to  the  125lh  Psalut. 
HYMN  24.     L.  M. 

The  rich  Sinner  dying.     Psalm  xlix.   6.  9.  Eccl.  viii.  8.  Job  Hi.  14, 15. 

1  H"N  vain  the  wealthy  mortals  toil, 

A  And  heap  their  shining  dust  in  vain  : 
Look  down  and  scorn  the  humble  poor, 
And  boast  their  lofty  hills  ot  gain. 

2  Their  golden  cordials  cannot  ease 
Their  pained  hearts,  or  aching  heads; 
Nor  fright,  nor  bribe  approaching  death, 
From  glitt'ring  roofs  and  downy  beds. 

1  The  lingering,  the  unwilling  soul 

The  dismal  summons  must  obey, 

And  bid  a  long,  a  sad  farewell 

To  the  pale  lump  of  lifeless  clay. 
4  Thence  they  are  huddled  to  the  grave, 

Where  kings  and  slaves  have  equal  thrones 

Their  bones  without  distinction  lie 

Amongst  the  heap  of  meaner  bones. 

The  rest  referred  to  the  49th  Psalm. 

HYMN  25.     L.  M. 

A  Vision  of  the  Lamb.     Rev.  v.  6 — 9. 

1  A^L  mortal  vanities  begone, 

J\.  Nor  tempt  my  eyes,  nor  tire  my  ears; 
Behold  amidst  tli'  eternal  throne 
A  vision  of  the  Lamb  appears. 

2  fGIory  his  fleecy  robe  adorns, 
Slark'd  with  the  bloody  death  he  bort; 
Sev'n  are  his  eyes,  and  sev'n  his  horns, 
To  speak  his  wisdom  and  his  power. 

3  Lo,  he  receives  a  sealed  book 
From  him  that  sits  upon  the  throne  ; 
Jesus,  my  Lord,  prevails  to  look 

On  dark  decrees  and  things  unknown.] 

4  All  the  assembling  saints  around 
Fall  worshipping  before  tho  Lamb, 

X 


26£  HYMN  26.  book 

And  in  new  songs  of  gospel  sound 

Address  new  honours  to  his  name. 
5  [The  joy,  the  shout,  the  harmony 

Fly  o'er  the  everlasting  hills; 

a  Worthy  art  thou  alone,'*  they  cry, 

"  To  read  the  book,  to  loose  the  seals. "J 
C>  Our  voices  join  the  heav'nly  strain, 

And  with  transporting  pleasure  sing, 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  once  was  slain, 

*•  To  be  our  teacher  and  our  king!" 

7  His  words  of  prophecy  reveal 
Eternal  counsels,  deep  designs-; 
His  grace  an  J  vengeance  shall  fulfil 
The  peaceful  and  the  dreadful  lines. 

8  Thou  hast  redeem'd  our  souls  from  hell 
With  thine  invaluable  blood; 

And  wretches  that  did  once  rebel, 
Are  now  m.sde  fav'rites  of  their  God. 

0  Worthy  for  ever  is  the  Lord, 
That  died  for  treasons  not  his  own, 
By  every  tongue  to  be  ador'd 

And  dwell  upon  his  Father's  throne ! 
HYMN  26.     C.  M. 

Hope  of  He  ven  by  the  Resurrection  of  Christ.     1  Pet    i  &- 

1  RL!:>: ":;/D  hr  th°  eve{las!ti»g  God. 
-*-*   The  Father  of  our  Lord  ; 

Be  his  abounding  mercy  prais'd, 
His  majesty  ador'd. 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  rais'd  his  Son 

And  calPd  him  to  the^ky, 
He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope, 
That  they  should  never  die. 

3  What  though  our  inbred  sins  require 

Our  flesh  to  see  the  dust, 
Yet  as  the  Lord  our  Saviour  rose. 
So  all  his  followers  must. 

4  There's  an  inheritance  divine, 

Reser  'd  against  that  day 
Tis  uncorrupted,  undehlrd, 

And  cannot  fade  away. 
§  Saints  by  the  power  of  God  are  kept. 

Till  the  salvation  come; 
We  walk  by  faith  as  strangers  heref 

Till  Christ  shall  call  us  home. 


9- 


book  i.  HYMN  27,  28.  263 

HYMN  27.     C.  M. 

Assurance  of  Heaven;  or,  a  Saint  prepared  to  die.  2  Tim.  iv.  6, 7, 8,  IB. 

1  r\  UATH  may  dissolve  my  body  now, 
JL^    And  bear  my  spirit  home  : 

Why  do  my  minutes  urove  so  slow, 
Nor  my  salvation  come? 

2  With  heav'nly  weapons  I  have  fought 

The  battles  of  the  Lord, 
Finish'd  my  course,  and  kept  the  faith, 

And  wait  the  sure  reward. 
S  God  has  laid  up  in  heav'n  for  me 

A  crown  which  cannot  fade: 
The  righteous  Judge,  at  that  great  day, 

Shall  place  it  on  my  head. 
4  Nor  hath  the  King  of  grace  decreed 

This  prize  for  me  alone ; 
But  all  that  love,  and  long  to  see 

Th'  appearance  of  his  Son. 

3  Jesus,  the  Lord,  shall  guard  me  safe 

From  everv  il!  design  ? 
And  to  his  heav'nly  kingdom  take 
This  feeble  sou!  of  mine. 
>  God  is  my  everlasting  aid, 
And  hell  shall  rage  in  vain; 
To  him  be  highest  glory  paid, 
And  endless  praise — Amen. 

HYMN  28.     C.    M. 

The  Triumph  of  Christ  over  the  Enemies  of  his  Church.  Isa.  teiii,  1,  3,  he. 
1  "lOI^HAT  mighty  man,  or  mighty  God 
V  i      Come s  travelling-  in  state 
Along  the  Id u mean  road, 
Away  from  Bozrah's  gate? 
^  The  glory  of  his  robes  proclaim 
'Tis  some  victorious  king: 
"'Tis  I,  the  Just,  th'  Almighty  One, 
"  That  your  salvation  brinjr." 
3  Why,  mighty  Lord,  thy  saints  inquire? 
Why,  thine  apparel's  red  ; 
And  all  thy  vesture  stam'd  like  those 
Who  in  the  wine-press  tread  ? 
1  "  I  by  myself  have   trod  the  press, 
"And  crush'd  my  foes  alone; 
*{  My  wrath  hath  struck  the  rebels  dead, 
"Mj  fury  stamp'd  them  down. 


364  HYMN  29,  30.  book 

5  "'Tis  Edom's  blood  that  dyes  my  robes 
"  With  joyful  scarlet  stains ; 
"The  triumph  that  my  raiment  wears 
"Sprung from  my  bleeding-  veins. 

0  "Thus  shall  the  nations  be  destroyed 

"  That  dare  insult  my  saints  : 
"  I  have  an  arm  t'  avenge  their  wrongs, 
"An  ear  for  their  complaints." 
HYMN  29.     C.  M. 

The  second  Part ;  or,  the.  Ruin  of  Antichrist.     Isa.  Ixiii.   4 — %, 

1  "T  LIFT  my  banner,"  saith  the  Lord, 

-*-  "Where  antichrist  has  stood; 
"The  city  of  my  gospel  foes 
"Shall  be  a  field  of  blood. 

2  "  My  heart  hath  studied  just  revenge, 

"And  now  the  day  appears, 
"The  day  of  my  redeem'd  is  come, 

"  To  wipe  away  their  tears. 
3 "*'  Quite  weary  has  my  patience  grown, 

"And  bids  my  fury  go: 
"Swift  as  the  lightning  it  shall  move, 

"  And  be  as  fatal  too.        * 

4  "I  call'd  for  helpers,  but  in  vain  ; 

"Then  has  my  gospel  none? 
"Well,  mine  own  arm  has  might  enough 
"To  crush  my  foes  alone. 

5  "Slaughter,  and  my  devouring  sword, 

"Shall  walk  the  streets  around  : 
"  Babel  shall  reel  beneath  my  stroke, 
"And  stagger  to  the  ground." 

6  Thy  honours,  O  victorious  King  ! 

Thine  own  right  hand  shall  raise, 
While  we  thin©  awful  vengeance  sing, 
And  our  Deliv'rer  praise. 

HYMN  30.     L.M. 

Prayer  of  Deliverance  Answered.     Isa.  xxvi.  S — 2£>. 

•I    |"N  thine  own  ways,  OGod  of  love, 
JL  We  wait  the  visits  of  thy  grace; 
Our  souls'  desire  is  to  thy  name, 
And  the  remembrance  of  thy  face. 
2  "My  thoughts  are  searching,  Lord,  for  thee, 

'Mongst  the  black  shades  of  lonesome  nio-ht : 
My  earnest  cries  salute  the  skies 
Before  the  dawn  restores  the  light. 


hook  i.  HYMN  32,  39.  2& 

3  Look  how  rebellious  men  deride 

The  tender  patience  of  my  God; 
But  tbey  shall  see  thy  lifted  hand, 
And  feel  the  sourges  of  thy  rod. 

4  Hark!  the  Eternal  rends  the  sky, 

A  mighty  voice  before  him  goes; 
A  voice  of  music  to  his  friends, 

But  threat'uing  thunder  to  his  foes. 

5  Come,  children,  to  your  Fathers  arms, 

Hide  in  the  chambers  of  my  grace, 
'Till  the  fierce  storms  be  overblown, 
And  my  revenging  fury  cease. 

6  My  sword  shall  boast  its  thousands  slain, 

And  drink  the  blood  of  haughty  kings. 
While  heavenly  peace  around  my  flock 
Stretches  its  soft  and  shady  wings. 

HYMN  31.     Referred  to  the  first  Psalm. 
HYMN  32.    €.    M. 

Strength  from  Heaven.     Isa.  xi.  27—30. 

1  "^7K7" HENCE  do  our  mournful  thoughts  arise  % 

▼  ?     And  \v here's  our  courage  fled  ? 
Has  restless  sin  and  raging  hell 
Struck  all  our  comforts  dead'? 

2  Have  we  forgot  th'  almighty  name 

That  form'd  the  earth  and  sea? 
And  can  an  all-creating  arm 
Grow  weary  or  decay? 

3  Treasures  of  everlasting  might 

In  our  Jehovah  dwell : 
He  gives  the  conquest  to  the  weak, 
And  treads  their  foes  to  hell. 

4  Here  mortal  power  shall  fade  and  die, 

Aiu\  youthful  vigour  cease;  - 

But  we  that  wait  upon  the  Lord, 
Shall  feel  our  strength  increase. 
§  The  saints  shall  mount  on  eagles   wings, 
And  taste  the  promised  bliss, 
Till  theft  unwearied  feet  arrive 
Where  perfect  pleasure  is8 
HYMN  33,34,  35,  3f»,  37,  38.   Referred  to  Psalm  131 
134,  67,  73,  90,  84. 
HYMN  39.     C.  M. 

GoW<;  tender  Care  of  his  Church     Isa.   sli>:.    Vo.  & 

"OVV  shall  my  inward  joys  arise, 
And  burst  into  a  song; 
X2 


266  HYMN  40.  ftooKi. 

Almighty  love  inspires  my  heart, 
And  pleasure  tunes  my  tongue. 
2  God  on  his  thirsty  Sion-hill 

Some  mercy-drops  has  thrown, 
And  solemn  oaths  have  bound  his  love 
To  shower  salvation  down. 
1)  Why  do  we  then  indulge  our  fears, 
Suspicions  and  complaints? 
Is  he  a  God,  and  shall  his  grace 
Grow  weary  of  his  saints  ? 
i  Can  a  kind  woman  e'er  forget 
The  infant  of  her  womb, 
And  'mongst  a  thousand  tender  thoughts 
Hersucklinff  have  no  room? 

5  "Yet,"  saith  the  Lord,  "should  nature  change, 

M  And  mothers  monsters  prove, 
"Sion  still  dwells  upon  the  heart 
"Of  everlasting  love. 

6  "Deep  on  the  palms  of  both  my  hands 

"  1  have  engrav'd  her  name ; 
"My  hands  shall  raise  her  ruined  walls, 
"  And  build  her  broken  frame." 
HYMN  40.     L.  M. 

The  Business  and  Blessedness  of  glorified  Saints.    Rev.  vii.  13,  k<, 

1  "^/t^HAT  happy  men  or  angels  these, 

TT     " That  all  their  robes  are  spotless  white ? 
"  Whence  did  this  glorious  troop  arrive 
"At  the  pure  realms  of  heavenly  light?" 

2  From  tott'ring  racks,  and  burning  fires, 

And  seas  of  their  own  blood,  they  came: 
But  nobler  blood  has  wash'd  their  robes, 

Flowing  from  Christ,  the  dying  Lamb* 
B  Now  they  approach  th'  almighty  throne. 

With  loud  hosannas  night  and  day, 
Sweet  anthems  to  the  great  Three-One, 

Measure  their  bless'd  eternity. 
1  No  more  shall  hunger  pain  their  souls; 

He  bids  their  parching  thirst  be  gone, 
And  spreads  the  shadow  of  his  wings, 

To  screen  them  from  the  scorching  sun* 
5  The  Lamb  that  fills  the  middle  throne 

Shall  shed  around  his  milder  beams; 
There  shall  they  feast  on  his  rich  love, 

And  drink  full  joys  from  living  streams. 


book  j.  HYMN  41, 42.  2$ 

<5  Thus  shall  their  mighty  bites  renew 

Through  the  vast  round  of  endless  years; 
And  the  soft  hand  of  sov'reign  grace, 

Heals  all  their  wounds,  and  wipes  their  feara 
HYMN  41.     C.  M. 

Tfusame  ;  or  the  Martyrs  glorified.     R*t.  *ii.  13,  &ic. 

I   "PinHESE  glorious  minds,how  bright  they  shine! 
I      M  Whence  all  their  white  array? 
"  How  came  they  to  the  happy  seats 
"Of everlasting  day?" 
$  From  tott'ring  pains  to  endless  joys 
On  fiery  wheels  they  rode, 
And  strangely  wash'd  their  raiment  white- 
In  Jesus'  dying  blood. 

3  Now  they  approach  a  spotless  God, 

And  bow  before  his  throne; 
Their  warbling  harps  and  sacred  songs 
Adore  the  Holy  One. 

4  The  unveil'd  glories  of  his  face 

Amongst  his  saints  reside, 
While  the  rich  treasure  of  his  grace 
Sees  all  their  wants  supplied. 
3  Tormenting  thirst  shall  leave  their  souls*, 
And  hunger  flee  as  fast; 
The  fruit  of  life's  immortal  tree 
Shall  be  their  sweet  repast. 
«  The  Lamb  shall  lead  his  heav'nly  flock 
Where  living  fountains  rise, 
And  love  divine  shall  wipe  away 
The  sorrows  of  their  eyes. 

HYMN  42.     C.  M. 

Divine  Wrath  and  Mercy.     Nah.  i.  2,  i.  ■ 

b      A   DORE  and  tremble,  for  our  God 
j\.    Is  a  consuming  fire  * 
His  jealous  eyes  his  wrath  inflame, 
And  raise  his  vengeance  higher. 
2  Almighty  vengeance,  how  it  burns  ! 
How  bright  his  fury  glows! 
Vast  magazines  of  plagues  and  storms 
Lie  treasur'd  for  his  foes. 
;}  Those  heaps  of  wrath,  by  slow  degree*. 
Are  forc'd  into  a  flame, 

*  Hebrews  xii.  9. 


268  HYMN  45.  book  r. 

But  kindled,  oh!  hotv  fierce  they  blaze! 
And  rend  all  nature's  frame. 

4  At  his  approach  the  mountains  flee, 

And  seek  a  wat'rv  grave; 
The  frighted  sea  makes  haste  away, 
And  shrinks  up  every  wave. 

5  Through  the  wild  air  the  weighty  rocks 

Are  swrtl  as  hail-stones  burl'd; 
Who  dares  engage  his  fiery  rage, 
That  shakes  the  solid  world  ! 

0  Yet  mighty  God!   thy  sov'reign  grace 

Sits  regent  on  the  throne, 
The  refuge  of  thy  chosen  race 

When  wrath  comes  rushing-  down. 
?  Thy  hand  shall  on  rebellious  kings 
A  fiery  tempest  pour, 
While  we  beneath  thy  shelt'ring  wings, 
Thv  just  revenge  adore. 
HYMN  43.     Referred  to  the  1 00th  Psalm, 
HY3IN  44.     Referred  to  the  1 33d  Psalm. 
HYMN  45.     C.  M.    . 

The  last  Judgment.    Rev.  xxi.  5 — 8. 

1  DEE  where  the  great  incarnate  God 
k_)   Fills  a  majestic  throne; 

While  from  the  skies  his  awful  voice 

Bears  the  last  judgment  down. 
£"  I  am  the  first,  and  I  the  last, 

"  Through  endless  years  the  same  ; 
u I  AM  is  my  memorial  still, 

"And  my  eternal  name. 

3  "Such  favours  as  a  God  can  give, 

"  My  royal  grace  bestows ; 
".Ye  thirsty  souls,  come  taste  the  streams 
"  Where  life  and  pleasure  flows.] 

4  ["  The  saint  that  triumphs  o'er  his  sins, 

"I'll  own  him  for  a  son  ; 
"  The  whole  creation  shall  reward 
"The  conquest  he  has  won. 

5  "  But  bloody  bands,  and  hearts  unclean, 

**  And  ail  the  lying  race, 
"The  faithless  and  the  scoffing  crew 
"  That  spurn  at  offer'd  grace ; 
()  "They  shall  be  taken  from  my  sight, 
"  Bound  fast  in  iron  chains, 


o 


book  i.  HYMN  48,  49.  '  26.« 

"And  headlong*  plung'd  into  the  lake 
"Where  fire  and  darkness  reigns."] 

7  O  may  I  stand  before  the  Lamb, 

When  earth  and  seas  are  fled, 
And  hear  the  Judge  pronounce  my  name 
With  blessings  on  my  head  I 

8  May  I  with  those  for  ever  dwell, 

Who  here  were  my  delight, 
While  sinners  banish'd  down  to  hell, 
No  more  offend  my  sight. 
HYMN  4G  &  47.     Referred  to  Psalm  148,  &  Psalm  3, 
HYMN  48.      L.  M. 

The  Christian  Race.     Isa.  xl.  21—31. 
1      A   WAKE  our  souls  (away  our  fears, 
_^1l  Let  every  trembling  thought  begone) 
Awake  and  run  the  heav'nly  race, 
And  put  a  cheerful  courage  on. 
*2  True,  'tis  a  straight  and  thorny  road, 
And  mortal  spirits  tire  and  faint; 
But  they  forget  the  mighty  God 

That  feeds  the  strength  of  every  saint. 
•3  The  mighty  God,  whose  matchless  power 
Is  ever  new  and  ever  young", 
And  firm  endures,  while  endless  years 
Their  everlasting:  circles  run. 
4  From  thee,  the  overflowing;  spring", 

Our  souls  shall  drink  a  fresh  supply; 
While  such  as  trust  their  native  strength 
Shall  melt  away,  and  droop,  and  die* 
.5  Swift  as  an  eagle  cuts  the  air, 

We'll  mount  aloft  to  thine  abode: 
On  wings  of  love  our  souls  shall  fly, 
Nor  tire  amidst  the  heav'nly  road. 
HYMN  49.     C.  M. 

The  Works  of  Moses*  and  the  Lamb.  Rev.  xv.  3. 

1   ~£JOW  strong  thine  arm  is  mighty  God! 
JIJL  Who  would  not  fear  thy  name! 
Jesus,  how  sweet  thy  graces  are  J 
Who  would  not  love  the  Lamb! 
2-  He  has  done  more  than  Moses  did, 
Our  Prophet  and  our  King;: 
Yrom  bonds  of  hell  he  freed  oursouls*- 
And  taught  our  lips  to  sing. 


270  HYMN  50.  book  i. 

3  In  the  Red  Sea,  by  Moses'  hand, 

Th'  Egyptian  host  was  drown'd  : 
Bat  his  own  blood  hides  all  our  sins, 
And  guilt  no  more  is  found. 

4  When  through  the  desert  Israel  went. 

W  i  t  h  manna  1 1  icy  were  fe  d  : 
Our  Lord  invites  us  to  his  flesh, 

And  calls  it  living  bread. 
Moses  beheld  the  promis'd  land, 

Vet  never  reach'd  the  place: 
But  Christ  shall  bring  his  followers  home, 

To  see  his  Father's  face. 
6  Then  will  our  love  and  joy  be  full, 

And  feel  a  warmer  flame, 
And  sweeter  voices  tune  the  song* 

Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb. 

HYM\  50.     C.  M. 

The  Song  of  Zacharias,  and  the  Message  of  John  the  Babtisl ;  or,  Light 
and  Salvation  by  Jesus  Christ,     Lukei    68,  he.     John  i.  29,  32- 

1  IVrOW  be  the  God  of  brae!  blesl'd, 
J- >»     Who  makes  his  truth  appear; 
His  mighty  hand  fulfils  his  word, 

And  all  the  oaths  he  sware. 

2  Now  he  bedlews  old  David's  root 

With  blessings  from  the  skies; 
He  makes  the  branch  of  promise  grow. 
The  promis'd  horn  arise. 

3  [John  was  the  prophet  of  the  Lord, 

To  go  before  his  face  ; 
The  hearld  which  our  Saviour  God 
Sent  to  prepare  his  ways. 

4  He  makes  the  great  salvation  known, 

He  speaks  oi'pardon'd  sins; 
While  grace  divine,  and  heav'nly  love, 
In  its  own  glory  shines. 

5  "Behold  the  Lamb  of  God,"  he  cries 

"  That  takes  our  guilt  away; 
"I  saw  the  spirit  o'er  his  head 
"  On  his  babtizing  day.] 

6  "Be  every  vale  exalted  high, 

"  Sink  every  mountain  low  : 
"  The  proud  must  stoop,  and  humble  souls, 
"  Shall  his  salvation  know.  4 

7  u  The  heathen  realms,  with  Israel's  land. 

"Shall  ioin  in  sweet  accord  : 


HOOK  I. 


HYMN  51,  52.  271 


"  And  all  that's  born  of  man  shall  see 
"  The  glory  of  the  Lord. 
8  "  Behold  the  Morning  Star  arise, 
"Ye  that  in  darkness  sit; 
"  He  marks  the  path  that  leads  to  peace, 
"  And  guides  our  doubtful  feet.'7 
HYMN  51.     S.  M. 

Preserviiig  Grace.    Jude  24,  25. 

1  PT^O  God  the  only  wise, 

JL    Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 

Let  all  the  saints  below  the  skies 

Their  humble  praises  bring. 

2  'Tis  his  almighty  love, 

His  counsel  and  his  care, 
Preserves  us  safe  from  sin  and  deadly 

And  every  hurtful  snare. 
.'}  He  will  present  our  souls, 

Unblernish'd  and  complete, 
Before  the  glory  of  his  face, 

With  joys  divinely  great. 

4  Then  all  the  chosen  seed 

Shall  meet  around  the  throne, 
Shall  bless  the  conduct  of  his  grace, 
And  make  his  wonders  known. 

5  To  our  Redeemer  God, 

Wisdom  and  power  belongs, 
Immortal  crowns  of  majesty, 
And  everlasting  songs, 

HYMN  52.     L.  M. 

Baptism      Matt,  xxviii.  19.  Acts  ii.  38, 

1  'FjlWAS  the  commission  of  our  Lord, 

JL    "Go  teach  the  nations,  and  baptize, 
The  nations  have  receiv'd  the  word, 
Since  he  ascended  to  the  skies. 

2  He  sits  upon  the  eternal  hills, 

With  grace  and  pardon  in  his  hands, 
And  sends  his  cov'nant  with  his  seals, 
To  bless  the  distant  Christian  lands. 

3  "Repent,  and  be  baptiz'd,"  he  saith, 

"For  the  remission  of  your  sins; 
And  thus  our  sense  assists  our  faith, 
And  shows  us  what  his  gospel  means. 

4  Our  souls  he  washes  in  his  blood, 

As  water  makes  the  body  clean ; 


272  HYMN  53,  54.  book  i; 

And  the  good  Spirit  from  our  God 
Descends  like  purifying  rain. 
5  Thus  we  engage  ourselves  to  thee, 

And  seal  our  cov'nant  with  the  Lord  ; 
O  may  the  great  eternal  Three 

In  heaven  our  solemn  vows  record ! 
HYMN  53.     L.  M. 

The  Holy  Scriptures.  Heb.  i.  S.  2  Tim.  iii.  15, 16.  Psalm  cxlvii.  19,  2t, 

1  ^1  OD,  who  in  various  methods  told 
\Jf  His  mind  and  will  to  saints  of  old, 
Sent  his  own  Son  with  truth  and  grace, 
To  teach  us  in  these  latter  days. 

2  Our  nation  reads  the  written  word, 
That  book  of  life,  that  sure  record  : 
The  bright  inheritance  of  heaven 
Is  by  the  sweet  conveyance  given. 

3  God's  kindest  thoughts  are  here  express'd, 
Able  to  make  us  wise  and  bless'd  ; 

The  doctrines  are  divinely  true, 
Fit  for  reproof  and  comfort  too. 

4  Ye  Christian  isles,  who  read  his  love 

In  long  epistles  from  above,  % 

(He  hath  not  sent  his  sacred  word 
To  every  land,)  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
HYMN  54.     L.  M. 

Electing  graee ;  or,  Saints  beloved  in  Christ.     Eph.  i.  3.  kc. 

EMJS,  we  bless  thy  Father's  name; 
Thy  God  and  ours  are  both  the  same; 
What  heav'nly  blessings  from  his  throne 
Flow  down  to  sinners  through  his  Son! 

2  "  Christ  be  my  first  elect,"  he  said, 
Then  chose  our  souls  in  Christ  our  head, 
Before  he  gave  the  mountains  birth. 

Or  laid  foundations  for  the  earth. 

3  Thus  did  eternal  love  begin 

To  raise  us  up  from  death  and  sin; 
Our  characters  were  then  decreed 
"  Blameless  in  love,  a  holy  seed." 

4  Predestinated  to  be  sons, 

Born  by  degrees,  but  chose  at  once ; 

A  new  regenerated  race, 

To  praise  the  glory  of  his  grace. 

5  With  Christ  our  Lord  we  share  our  part 
In  the  affections  of  his  heart: 


hook  i.  HYNM  55, 56.  2*3 

Nor  shall  our  souls  be  thence  remov'd, 
Till  he  forgets  his  first  belov'd. 

HYMN  55.     C.  M. 

Hesekiah's  Song;  or,  Sickiiess  and  Recovery.     Isa.  xxxvHi.  9,  8fcC. 

1  "¥JS/'HEN  we  are  rais'd  from  deep  distress, 

f?     Our  God  deserves  a  song; 
We  take  the  pattern  of  our  praise 
From  Hezekiah's  tongue. 

2  The  gates  of  the  devouring-  grave 

Are  open'd  wide  in  vain, 
If  he  who  holds  the  keys  of  death 
Commands  them  fast  again. 

3  Pains  of  the  flesh  are  wont  t'  abuse 

Our  minds  with  slavish  fears  ; 
"Our  days  are  past,  and  we  shall  lose 
"  The  remnant  of  our  years." 

4  We  chatter  with  a  swallow's  voice, 

Or  like  a  dove  we  mourn, 
With  bitterness  instead  of  joys, 
Afflicted  and  forlorn. 

5  Jehovah  speaks  the  healing'  word, 

And  no  disease  withstands; 
Fevers  and  plagues  obey  the  Lord, 
And  fly  at  his  commands. 
t>  If  half  the  strings  of  life  should  break, 
He  can  our  frame  restore  ; 
He  casts  our  sins  behind  his  back, 
And  they  are  found  no  more. 
HYMN  56.     CM. 

I'ht   song  of  Moats  and  the  Lamb  ;  or,  Baby  Ion  falling.    Rev.  xv.  3, 

xvi  and  xvii.  6. 

1  "V\7~E  sing  the  glonrs  of  thy  (ove, 

'*     We  sound  thy  dreadful  name; 
The  Christian  church  unite  the  songs 
Of  Moses  and  the  Lamb. 

2  Great  God  how  wondrous  are  thy  works 

Of  vengeance  and  of  grace; 
Thou  King  of  Saints,  almighty  Lor  d, 
How  just  and  true  thy  wavs! 

3  Who  dares  refuse  to  fear  thy  name, 

Or  worship  at  thy  throne'? 
Thy  judgments  speaks  thine  holiness 
Through  all  the  nations  known. 

4  Great  Babylw  that  rues  th    earth, 

Drunk  with  the  martyis'  blood, 

Y 


•274  HYMN  57, 58.  book  u 

Her  crimes  shall. speedily  awake 
The  fury  of  our  God. 
5  The  cup  of  wrath  is  ready  mix'd, 
And  she  must  drink  the  dregs; 
Strong  is  the  Lord,  her  sov'reign  Judge, 
And  shall  fulfil  her  plagues. 

HYMN  57.     C.  M. 

Original  Sin;  or,  (he first  and  seccond  Adam.    Rom.  v.  12.  &c.    Psala 
li.     5.  Job.  xiv.  4. 

1  "13  ACKWARD  with  humble  shame  we  look, 
J-P   On  our  original ; 

How  is  our  nature  dash'd  and  brokes 
In  our  first  father's  fall ! 

2  To  all  that's  good  averse  and  blind, 

But  prone  to  ail  that?s  ill, 
What  dreadful  darkness  veils  our  mind  ! 
How  obstinate  our  will  I 

3  [Conceiv'd  in  sin  (O  wretched  state!) 

Before  we  draw  our  breath, 
The  first  young  pulse  begins  to  beat 
Iniquity  and  death. 

4  How  strong  in  our  degenerate  blood 

The  old  corruption  reigns, 
And,  mingling  with  the  crooked  flood. 
Wanders  through  all  our  veins  !] 

5  [Wild  and  unwholesome  as  the  root. 

Will  all  the  branches  be; 
How  can  we  hope  for  living  fruit 
From  such  a  deadly  tree? 
<3  What  mortal  power  from  things  unclean 
Can  pure  productions  bring? 
Who  can  command  a  vital  stream 
From  an  infected  spring?] 
7  Yet,  mighty  God,  thy  wondrous  love 
Can  make  our  nature  clean, 
While  Christ  and  grace  prevail  above 
The  tempter,  death,  and  sin. 
S  The  second  Adam  shall  restore 
The  ruins  of  the  first; 
liosanna  to  that  sovereign  power 
That  new-creates  our  dust. 

HYMN  58.    L.  M. 

The  Devil  vanquished ;  or,  MichatVs  War  with  the  Dragon.    Rev.  xii.  7. 

1  ET  mrotal  tongues  attempt  to  sing 

JL^  The  wars  of  heav'n  when  Michael  stood 


book  t.  HYMN  59,  6a  275 

Chief  general  of  th'  eternal  King, 
And  fought  the  battles  of  our  God. 
2  Against  the  dragon  and  his  host 
The  armies  of  the  Lord  prevail : 
In  vain  they  rage,  in  vain  they  boast; 
Their  courage  sinks,  their  weapons  fail. 
*3  Down  to  the  earth  was  Satan  thrown ; 
Down  to  the  earth  his  legions  fell ; 
Then  was  the  trump  of  triumph  blown, 
And  shook  the  dreadful  deeps  of  hell. 
4  Now  is  the  hour  of  darkness  past, 

Christ  hath  assumed  his  reigning  power; 
Behold  the  great  accuser  cast 

Down  from  the  skies,  to  rise  no  more. 
♦)  'Twas  by  thy  blood,  immortal  Lamb, 
Thine  armies  trod  the  tempter  down; 
'Twas  by  thy  word,  and  powerful  name, 
They  gain'd  the  battle  and  renown. 
6  Rejoice,  ye  heavens ;  let  every  star 

Shine  with  new  glories  round  the  sky; 
Saints,  while  ye  sing  the  heav'nly  war, 
Raise  your  Deliverer's  name  on  high* 
HYMN  59,      L.  M. 

Babylon  fallen.    Rev.  xviii.  20,  21. 

1  |~N  Gabriel's  hand,  a  mighty  stone 
-*-  Lies,  a  fair  type  of  Babylon: 
"Prophets  rejoice,  and  all  ye  saints, 

u  God  shall  avenge  your  long  complaints." 

2  He  said,  and  dreadful  as  he  stood, 
He  sunk  the  mill-stone  in  the  flood: 
"Thus  terribly  shall  Babel  fall, 
"Thus,  and  no  more  be  found  at  all," 

HYMN  60.     L.  M. 

ITie  Virgin  Mary's  Song ;  or,  the  promised  Messiah  born.  Luke  i.  46,  &c. 

1  f\UR  souU  shall  magnify  the  Lord; 
v-r   In  God  the  Saviour  we  rejoice; 
While  we  repeat  the  virgin's  song, 

May  the  same  spirit  tune  our  voice! 

2  The  Highest  saw  her  low  estate, 

And  mighty  things  his  hand  hath  done: 
His  over-shadowing  power  and  grace 

Makes  her  the  mother  of  his  Son.  -  v 

$  Let  every  nation  call  her  bless'd, 

And  endless  years  prolong  her  fame; 


276  HYMN  61, 62.  books. 

But  God  alone  must  be  ador'd  ; 
Holy  and  reverend  is  his  name. 

4  To  those  that  fear  and  trust  the  Lord,N 

His  mercy  stands  for  ever  sure: 
From  age  to  age  his  promise  lives, 
And  the  performance  is  secure. 

5  He  spake  to  Abram  and  his  seed, 

"In  thee  shall  all  the  earth  be  bless'dr' 
The  mem'ry  of  that  ancient  word 
Lay  long  in  his  eternal  breast. 
13  But  now  no  more  shall  Israel  wait; 
No  more  the  Gentiles  lie  forlorn: 
Lo,  the  desire  of  nations  comes, 
Behold  the  prom  is 'd  seed  is  born  ! 
HYMN  61.     L.  M. 

Christ  our  High-Priest  and  King;  and  Christ  coming  to  Judgment. 
Rev.  i.  5,  6,  7. 

\    TVTOW  to  the  Lord  that  makes  us  know 
-L^>    The  wonders  of  his  dying  love, 
Be  humble  honours  paid  below, 
And  strains  of  nobler  praise  above. 
I  ?Twas  he  that  cleans'd  our  foulest  sins, 
Px\\d  wfish'd  us  in  his  richest  blood; 
'Tis  he  that  makes  us  priests  and  kings, 
And  brings  us  rebels  near  to  God. 
ff  To  Jesus  our  atoning  priest, 
To  Jesus  our  superior  King, 
Be  everlasting  power  coufess'd, 
And  every  tongue  his  glory  sing. 

4  Behold  on  flying  clouds  he  comes, 

And  every  eye  shall  see  him  move ; 
Though  with  our  sins  we  pierc'd  him  once : 
Then  he  displays  his  pard'ning  love. 

5  The  unbelieving  wrorld  shall  wail, 

While  we  rejoice  to  see  the  day: 
Come,  Lord  ;  nor  let  thy  promise  fail, 
Nor  let  thy  chariots  long  delay. 
HYMN  62.     C.  M. 

Christ  Jesus,  the  Lamb  of  God,  toorshipped  by  all  the  Creat< 
Rev.  v.  11—13. 
3    ^~10ME  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs, 
%^J   With  angels  round  the  throne  : 
Ten  thousand  thousand  are  their  tongues; 
But  all  1  heir  joys  are  one. 
•>  "  Worthy  the  Lamb  that  died/'  they  cry* 
"To  be  exalted  thus: 


book  i.  HYMN  63,  64.  277 

"  Worthy  the  Lamb,'*  our  lips  reply, 
"  For  he  was  slain  for  us." 

3  Jesus  is  worthy  to  receive 

Honour  ami  power  divine  ; 
And  blessings  more  than  we  can  givcf 
Be,  Lord,  tor  ever  thine. 

4  Let  all  that  dwell  above  the  skv, 

And  air,  and  earth,  and  seas, 
Conspire  to  lift  thy  glories  high, 
And  speak  thine  endless  praise. 

5  The  whole  creation  join  in  one, 

To  bless  the  sacred  name 
Of  him  who  sits  upon  the  throne, 
And  to  adore  the  Lamb. 

HYMN  63.     L.M. 

Christ's  Humiliation  and  Exaltation-     Rev.  v.  12. 

i   ^WfUkT  eo,ua!  honours  shall  we  bring 
t  7     To  tiiee,  O  Lord  our  God,  the  Lamb, 
When  all  the  notes  that  angels  sing 
Are  tar  inferior  to  thy  name? 
2  Worthy  is  he  that  once  was  slain, 

The  Prince  of  Peace  that  groan'd  and  d\e(}^ 
Worthy  to  rise    and  live,  and  reign 
At  his  almiglny  Father's  side. 
-3  Power  and  dominion  are  his  due, 

Who  stood  condemn'd  at  Pilate's  bar: 
Wisdom  belongs  to  Jesus  too, 

Tho'  he  whs  charg'd  with  madness  here. 
4  All  riches  are  his  native  right, 
Yet  he  sustained  amazfrig  loss  ; 
To  him  ascribe  eternal  might, 

Who  left  I? is  weakness  on  the  cross. 
of  Honour  immortal  must  be  paid, 
Instead  of  scandal  and  of  scorn  ; 
While  glory  shines  around  his  head, 
And  a  brio-lit  crown  without  a  thorn. 
<#  Blessings  tor  ever  on  the  Lamb, 

Who  bore  tbe  curse  for  wretched  men: 
fe»et  angeU  sound  his  sacred  name, 
And  avtry  ere,ature  sav,  Amen. 
HYMN  64,     8.  M. 

Adoption.     1  John  iii.  1,  kc     Gal.  iv.  (5. 

I  1D&EHOLD-  p'hat  wonrtrmis  grace 

The  Father  has  bustowYt 

Y2 


>78  HYMN  65,  66.  book  i^ 

On  sinners  of  a  mortal  race, 

To  call  them  sons  of  God  ! 
*2  'Tis  no  surprising  thing, 

That  we  should  be  unknown; 
The  Jewish  world  knew  not  their  king, 

God's  everlasting  Son, 

3  Nor  doth  it  yet  appear 

How  great  we  must  be  made ; 
But  when  we  see  our  Saviour  here, 
We  shall  be  like  our  head. 

4  A  hope  so  much  divine 

May  trials  well^  endure, 
May  purge  our  souls  from  sense  and  sin, 
As  Christ  the  Lord  is  pure. 

5  If  in  my  Father's  love 

I  share  a  filial  part, 
Send  down  thy  Spirit  like  a  dove, 
To  rest  upon  my  heart. 
(J  We  would  no  longer  lie 

Like  slaves  beneath  the  throne  ; 
My  faith  shall  Abba,  Father,  cry, 
And  thou  the  kindred  own. 
HYMN  65.     L.  M. 

The  Kingdoms  of  the  World  become  the  Kingdoms  of  the  Lord ;  orJiht 
Day  of  Judgment.     Rev.  xi   15 

1  ET  the  seventh  angel  sound  on  high, 
JL^  Let  shouts  be  heard  through  all  the  sky  ; 
Kings  of  the  earth,  with  glad  accord, 

Give  up  your  kingdoms  to  the  Lord. 

2  Almighty  God,  thy  power  assume, 

Who  wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come,  , 

Jesus,  the  Lamb  who  once  was  slain, 

For  ever  live,  for  ever  reign  ! 
H  The  angry  nations  tret  and  roar, 

That  they  can  slay  the  saints  no  more; 

On  wings  of  vengeance  Hies  our  God, 

To  pay  the  long  arrears  of  blood. 
I  Now  must  the  psing  dead  appear; 

Now  the  decisive  sentence  hear; 

Now  the  dear  mart  vis  of  the  Lord 

Receive  an  infinite1  reward. 

HYMN  66.     L.  SI. 

Christ  the  King  at  his  Table.     Cant.  i.  2 — 5,  J  2,  13.  1 ; 

I    T    Ei   him  embrace  my  sou!  and  prove 
-■— ^   My  int'rest  in  his  heav'nly  love: 


BOOK  I. 


HYMN  67.  27D 


The  voice  that  tells  me,  "Thou  art  mine/' 
Exceeds  the  blessings  of  the  vine. 

2  On  thee  th'  anointing  Spirit  came, 
And  spread  the  savour  of  thy  name; 
That  oil  of  gladness  and  of  grace 
Draws  virgin  souls  to  meet  thy  face. 

3  Jesus,  allure  me  by  thy  charms; 
My  soul  shall  fly  into  thine  arms! 
Our  wandYing%  feet  thy  favours  bring 
To  the  fair  chambers  of  the  King. 

4  [Wonder  and  pleasure  tune  our  voice 
To  speak  thy  praises  and  our  joys  ; 
Our  inem'ry  keeps  this  love  of  thine 
Beyond  the  taste  of  richest  wine.] 

5  Though  in  ourselves  deform'd  we  are, 
And  black  as  Kedar's  tents  appear; 
Yet  when  we  put  thy  beauties  on, 
Fair  as  the  courts  of  Solomon. 

<>  While  at  the  t;»b!e  sits  the  King, 
He  loves  to  see  us  smile  and  sing; 
Our  graces  are  our  best  perfume, 
And  breathe  \'\kc  spikenard  round  the  room.] 

7  As  myrrh,  new  bleeding  from  the  tree, 
Such  is  a  dying  Christ  to  me; 

And  while  lie  makes  my  soul  his  guest, 
?vXy  bosom,  Lord,  shall  be  thy  rest. 

8  [No  beams  of  cedar,  or  of  fir, 

Can  with  thy  courts  on  earth  compare; 
And  here  we  wait  until  ihy  love 
Raise  us  to  nobler  seats  above.] 

"AfN  G7.      L.  M. 

king  the  Pastures  of  Christ  die  Shepherd.     Cant,  i  T. 

1  FjTlHOU  wliom  my  soul  admires  above 

JL  All  ea rtbl y  j oy  J i n d  earthly  love, 
Tell  me,  near  Shepherd,  let  me  know, 
\S  here  doth  thy  sweetest  pasture  grow? 

2  Where  is  the  shadow  of  that  rock, 
That  from  the  sun  defends  thy  Hock? 
Fain  would  I  i\^cd  a'immg  thy  sheep. 
Among  them  rest,  among  them  sleep. 

'4  Why  should  thy  bride  appear-like  one 
That  turns  aside  to  paths  unknown  ? 
My  constant  Uet  would  never  rove, 
W'ould  never  sceii  another  love. 


280  HYMN  68,  69.  book^ 

4  [The  footsteps  of  thy  flock  I  see : 
Thy  sweetest  pastures  here  they  be : 
A  wondrous  feast  thy  love  prepares, 

Bought  with  thy  wounds,  and  groans,  and  tears. 

5  His  dearest  flesh  he  makes  my  food, 
And  bids  me  drink  his  richest  blood: 
Here  to  these  hills  my  sou!  will  come, 
Till  my  beloved  leads  me  home.] 

HVJV1N  6*.      L.  M. 

The  Banquet  of  Love.     Cant.  ii.  1 — 4,6",  7. 

1  WJEHOLD  the  rose  of  Sharon  here, 
_H3  The  lily  which  the  valies  bear; 
Behold  the  tree  of  life  that  gives 
Refreshing  fruit  and  healing  leaves. 

2  Amongst  the  thorns  so  lilies  shine, 
Amongst  wild  gourds  the  noble  vine: 
So  in  mine  eyes  my  Saviour  proves, 
Amidst  a  thousand  meaner  loves. 

•3  Beneath  his  cooling  shade  1  sat, 

To  shield  me  from  the  burning  heart; 
Of  heav'nly  fruit  he  spreads  a  feast, 
To  feed  my  eyes,  and  please  my  taste. 

4  [Kindly  he  brought  me  to  the  place 
Where  stands  the  banquef  of  his  grace  ; 
He  saw  me  faint,  and  o'er  my  head 
The  banner  of  his  love  he  spread. 

5  With  living  bread,  and  gen'rous  wine, 
He  cheers  this  sinking  heart  of  mine  ; 
And  op'ning  his  own  heart  tome, 

He  shows  his  thoughts  how  kind  they  be.] 
ti  O  never  let  my  Lord  depart; 

Lie  down  and  rest  upon  my  heart: 
I  change  my  sins  not  once  to  move, 
Not  stir,  nor  wake.  n>i  grieve  my  love. 
HYMN  6&     1.  M. 

Christ  appearing  to  his  Church,  and  seeking  her  Company.     Cam. 

ii  8—13. 

I.   niniiE  voice  of  my  beloved  sounds 
JL     Over  the  rocks  and  rising  grounds  ; 

O'er  hills  of  guilt,  and  seas  of  grief, 

He  leaps,  he  flies* to  my  relief 
'2  Now,  through  the  veil  of  flesh,  I  see, 

With  eyes  of  love  he  looks  at  me; 

Now  in  the  gospel's  clearest  j»!ass 

He  shows  the  beauties  of  his  face. 


[book:  i.  HYMN  70.  281 

3  Gently  he  draws  my  heart  along, 
Both  with  his  beauties  and  his  tongue; 
"  Rise/'  saith  my  Lord, "  make  haste  away  ; 
"No  mortal  joys  are  worth  thy  stay. 
"The  Jewish  wintry  state  is  gone, 

4  "The  mists  are  fled,  the  spring  comes  on  ; 
"The  sacred  turtle-dove  we  hear 
."Proclaim  the  new,  the  joyful  year. 

5  "  Th'  immortal  voice  of  heav'nly  root, 
"Blossoms,  and  buds,  and  gives  her  fruit." 
Lo!  we  are  come  to  taste  the  wine; 

Our  souls  rejoice  and  bless  the  vine. 

6  And  when  we  hear  our  Jesus  sav, 
"Rise  up,  my  love,  make  haste  away!'' 
Our  hearts  would  fain  out-fly  the  wind, 
And  leave  all  earthly  loves  behind. 

HYMN  70.     L.  M. 

Christ  inviting,  and  the  Church  answering  the  Invitation.     Cant  ii.   16; 

16,    17. 

1  ["IJ"ARK !  the  Redeemer,  from  on  high, 

jLJL   Sweetly  invites  his  favYites  nigh  ; 
From  caves  of  darkness,  and  of  doubt, 
He  gently  speaks,  and  calls  us  out. 

2  "My  dove,  who  hidest  in  the  rock, 
"Thine  heart  almost  with  sorrow  broke, 
"  Lift  up  thy  face,  forget  thy  fear, 

"  And  let  thy  voice  delight  mine  ear. 

3  "Thy  voice  to  me  sounds  ever  sweet; 
"My  graces  in  thy  countenance  meet; 
"Through  the  vain  world  thy  face  despise, 
" 'Tis  bright  and  comely  in  mine  eyes." 

4  Dear  Lord,  our  thankful  heart  receives 
The  hope  thine  invitation  gives: 

To  thee  our  joyful  lips  shall  raise 
The  voice  of  prayer  and  of  praise. 

5  [I  am  my  love's,  and  he  is  mine; 

Our  hearts,  our  hopes,  our  passions  join  ; 

Nor  let  a  motion,  nor  a  werd, 

Nor  thought  arise  to  grieve  my  Lord. 

6  My  soul  to  pastures  fair  he  leads, 
Amongst  the  lilies  where  he  feeds; 
Amongst  the  saints  (whose  robes  are  white 
Wash'd  in  his  blood)  is  his  delight. 

7  Till  the  day  break,  and  shadows  flee, 
Till  the  sweet  dawning  light  I  see, 


282  HYMN  71,  72.  book  i 

Thine  eyes  to  me* ward  often  turn, 
Nor  let  my  soul  in  darkness  mourn. 
•8  Be  like  a  hart  on  mountains  green, 
Leap  o'er  the  hills  of  fear  and  sin  ; 
Nor  guilt,  nor  unbeliefdivide 
My  love,  my  Saviour,  from  my  side.] 
HYMN  71.     L.  M. 

Ohrist  fomid  in  the  Street,  and  brought  to  the  Church.    Cant,  iii.l — 5 

1  |HkFTENIseek  my  Lord  by  night, 
\J  Jesus,  my  love,  my  soul's  delight ! 
With  warm  desire  and  restless  thought, 
I  seek  him  oft,  but  find  him  not. 

2  Then  I  arise,  and  search  the  street, 
Till  I  my  Lord,  my  Saviour  meet: 

1  ask  the  watchmen  of  the  night, 
"Where  did  you  see  my  soul's  delight!7' 

3  Sometimes  I  find  him  in  my  way, 
Directed  by  a  heav'nly  ray; 

1  leap  for  joy  to  see  his  face, 

And  hold  him  fast  in  mine  embrace. 

4  [I  bring  him  to  my  mother's  home, 
Nor  does  my  Lord  refuse  to  come 
To  Zion's  sacred  chambers,  where 
My  soul  first  drew  the  vital  air.] 

5  He  gives  me  there  his  bleeding  heart, 
Pierc'd  for  my  sake  with  deadly  smart ; 
I  give  my  soul  to  him,  and  there 

Our  loves  their  mutual  tokens  share.] 

6  I  charge  you  all,  ye  earthly  toys, 
Approach  not  to  disturb  my  joys; 
Nor  sin,  nor  hell,  come  near  my  heart, 
Nor  cause  my  Saviour  to  depart. 

HYMN  72.     L.  M. 

Tlie  Coronation  of  Christ,  and  Espousals  of  the  Church.    Cant.  iii. c' 

1  T|AUGHTERSofZion,  come  behold 
JLF  The  crown  of  honour  and  of  gold, 
Which  the  glad  church,  with  joys  unknown, 
Plac'd  on  the  head  of  Solomon. 

2  Jesus  thou  everlasting  King, 
Accept  the  tribute  which  we  bring; 
Accept  the  well-deserv'd  renown, 
And  wear  our  praises  as  thy  crown. 

3  Let  every  act  of  worship  be 

Like  our  espousals,  Lord,  to  thee; 


*ook  i.  HYMN  73.  283 

Like  the  dear  hour,  when  from  above 

We  first  received  thy  pledge  of  love. 
I  The  gladness  of  that  happy  day  ! 

Our  hearts  would  wish  it  long  to  stay; 

Nor  let  our  faith  forsake  its  hold, 

Nor  comfort  sink,  nor  love  grow  cold. 
5  Each  following  minute  as  it  flies, 

Increase  thy  praise,  improve  our  joys, 

Till  we  are  raised  to  sing  thy  name 

At  the  great  supper  of  the  Lamb. 

O  that  the  months  would  roll  away, 

And  bring*  that  coronation  day ! 

The  King  of  Grace  shall  fill  the  throne, 

With  all  his  Father's  glories  on. 
HYMN  73.     L.  M. 

'he  Church's  Beauty  in  the  Eyes  of  Christ      Cat.  iv.  1,  10,  11,  7,  8,  9, 

KIND  is  the  speech  of  Christ  our  Lord, 
Affection  sounds  in  everv  word ; 
"Lo!  thou  art  fair,  my  love,7'  he  cries, 
"Not  the  young  doves  have  sweeter  eyes. 

2  ["Sweet  are  thy  lips,  thy  pleasing  voice 
"Sallutes  mine  ear  with  sacred  joys; 
"No  spice  so  much  delights  the  smell, 
"Nor  milk  nor  honey  taste  so  well.] 

3  "  Thou  art  all  fair,  my  bride  to  me, 
"I  will  behold  no  spot  in  thee." 
What  mighty  wonders  love  performs, 
And  puts  a  comeliness  on  worms! 

4  DehTd  and  loathsome  as  we  are, 

He  makes  us  white,  and  calls  us  fair: 

Adorus  us  with  that  heav'nly  dress, 

His  graces  and  his  righteousness. 
A  "My  sister  and  my  spouse,"  he  cries, 
.  "Bound  to  my  heart  by  various  ties, 
I"  Thy  powerful  love  my  hear! detains 
I" In  strong  delight,  and  pleasing  chains/' 
(|He  calls  me  from  the  leopard's  den, 
{From  this  wide  world  of  beasts  and  men, 

To  Zion,  where  his  glories  are  ; 
■  Not  Lebanon  is  half  so  fair. 
7  Nor  dens  of  prey,  nor  flowery  plains, 

Nor  earthly  joys,  nor  earthly  pains, 

Shall  hold  my  feet,  or  force  my  stay, 

When  Christ  invites  my  soul  away. 


S2S4  HYiMN  74,75.  book  i. 

HYMN  74.     L.  M. 

The  Church  the  Garden  of  Christ,    Cant.  iv.  12.  14-  16  fy  v.  1 

1  "V¥7~E  are  a  garden  wall'd  around, 

»  »      Chosen  and  made  peculiar  ground; 
A  little  spot  enclos'd  by  grace, 
Out  of  the  world's  wide  wilderness. 

2  Like  trees  of  myrrh  and  spice  we  stand, 
Planted  by  God  the  Father's  hand : 
And  all  his  springs  in  Zion  flow, 

To  make  the  young"  plantation  grow. 

3  Awake,  O  heav'nly  wind,  and  come, 
Blow  on  this  garden  of  perfume; 
Spirit  divine,  descend  and  breathe 
A  gracious  gale  on  plants  beneath. 

4  Make  our  best  spices  flow  abroad, 
To  entertain  our  Saviour  God  : 

And  faith,  and  love,  and  joy  appear, 
And  every  grace  be  active  here. 

5  [Let  my  beloved  come  and  taste 
His  pleasant  fruits  at  his  own  feast: 
"  I  come,  my  spouse,  I  come,"  he  cries, 
With  love  and  pleasure  hi  his  eyes. 

G  Our  Lord  into  his  garden  comes, 

Well  pleas'd  to  smell  our  poor  perfumes, 

And  calls  us  to  a  feast  divine, 

Sweeter  than  honey,  milk,  or  wine. 
7  "  Eat  of  the  tree  of  life,  my  friends, 

"  The  blessings  that  my  Father  sends; 

"Your  taste  shall  all  my  dainties  prove, 

"And  drink  abundance  of  mv  love." 

m 

H  Jesus,  we  will  frequent  thy  board, 
And  sing  the  bounties  of  our  Lord  : 
But  the  rich  food  on  which  we  live 
Demands  more  praise  that  we  can  give.] 
HYMN    5.     L.  M. 

The  Description  of  Christ  the  Beloved.     Cant.  v.  9—12,  14,  15,  16 

1  FH^HE  wond'riutr  world  inquires  to  know 

B      Why  I  should  love  my  Jesus  so: 
"  What  are  his  charms,"  say  they,  "above 
"The  objects  of  a  mortal  love?" 

2  Yes,  my  beloved  to  my  sight 
Shows  a  sweet,  mixture,  red  and  white  ; 
All  human  beauties,  all  divine, 
In  mv  beloved  meet  and  shine. 


book  i.  HYMN  76. 

3  White  is  his  soul,  from  blemish  free, 
Red  with  the  blood  he  shed  for  me; 
The  fairest  often  thousand  fairs, 

A  sun  amongst  ten  thousand  stars. 

4  [His  head  the  finest  gold  excels  ; 
There  wisdom  in  perfection  dwells; 
And  glory,  like  a  crown,  adorns 
Those  temples  once  beset  with  thorns* 

5  Compassions  in  his  heart  are  found, 
Hard  by  the  signals  of  his  wound : 
His  sacred  side  no  more  shall  bear 
The  cruel  scourge,  the  piercing  spear.] 

4j  His  hands  are  fairer  to  behold 
Than  di'monds  set  in  rings  of  gold  ; 
Those  heav1nly  hands  that  on  the  tree 
Were  nail'd,  and  torn,  and  bled  for  me. 

7  Though  once  he  bow'd  his  feeble  knees, 
Loaded  with  sins  and  agonies, 

Now  on  the  throne  of  his  command 
His  legs  like  marble  pillars  stand.] 

8  [His  eyes  are  majesty  and  love, 
The  eagle  temper'd  with  the  dove; 
No  more  shall  trickling  sorrows  roll 
Through  those  dear  windows  of  his  soul.] 

.9  His  mouth  (hat  pour'd  out  long  complaints* 
Now  smiles,  and  cheers  his  fainting  saints; 
His  countenance  more  graceful  is 
Than  Lebanon  with  all  its  trees. 

10  All  over-glorious  is  my  Lord, 
Must  be  belov'd,  and  yet  ador'd; 
His  worth  if  all  the  nations  knew, 
Sure  the  whole  earth  would  love  him  too. 
HYMN  76.     L.  M. 

Christ  dwells  in  Heaven,  but  visits  on  Earth.    Cant  vi,  1,  2,  3,  r_. 

1  "VBTHLN  strangers  stand  and  hear  me  tell 

y  ?      What  beauties  iu  my  Saviour  dwell; 
Where  he  is  gone  they  fain  would  know, 
That  they  may  seek  and  love  him  too. 

2  My  best  beloved  keeps  his  throne 

On  hills  of  light  and  worlds  unknown; 
But  he  descends,  and  shows  his  face 
In  the  young  gardens  of  his  grace. 
-3  [In  vineyards  planted  by  his  hand, 
Where  fruitful  trees  in  order  stand, 

Z 


•280  HYMN  77,  78.  book  i. 

He  feeds  among  the  spicy  beds, 
Where  lilies  show  their  spotless  heads- 

4  He  has  engross'd  my  warmest  love, 
No  earthly  charms  my  soul  can  move; 
I  have  a  mansion  in  his  heart. 

Nor  death  nor  hell  shall  make  us  part.] 

5  [He  takes  my  soul  ere  I'm  aware, 
And  shows  me  where  his  glories  are; 
No  chariot  of  Atnminadab 

The  heav'nly  rapture  can  describe. 

6  O  may  my  spirit  daily  rise 

On  wings  of  faith  above  the  skies, 
Till  death  shall  make  rny  last  remove, 
To  dwell  for  ever  with  my  love.] 
HYMN  77.     L.  M. 

The  Love  of  Christ  to  the  Church,  in  his  Language  to  her,  and  rrdvisie.* 
for  her.     Cant.  ii.  5,  6,  9,  12,  13. 

1  T^fOW  in  the  galPries  of  his  grace 

1.1    Appears  the  King,  and  thus  he  says. 
"How  fair  my  saints  are  in  my  sight, 
"  My  love  how  pleasant  for  delight!" 

2  Kind  is  thy  language, 'sov'reign  Lord, 
There's  heav'nly  grace  in  every  word; 
From  that  dear  mouth  a  stream  divine 

v  Flows  sweeter  than  the  choicest  wine. 

3  Such  wondrous  love  awakes  the  lip 
Of  saints  that  were  almost  asleep, 
To  speak  the  praises  of  thy  name, 
And  makes  our  cold  affections  flame. 

4  These  are  the  joys  he  lets  us  know, 
In  fields  and  villages  below; 
Gives  us  a  relish  of  his  love, 

But  keeps  his  noblest  feast  above. 

5  In  Paradise,  within  the  gates, 
An  higher  entertainment  waits; 
Fruits  new  and  old  laid  up  in  store, 
Where  we  shall  feed,  but  thirst  no  more. 

HYMN  78.     L.  M. 

The  Strength  of  Christ's  Love,  and  the  Soul's  Jealousy  of  lier  own, 
Cant.  viii.  5,  6,  7,  13,  14. 

1  "^L^/'HO  is  this  fair  one  in  distress, 
?  '      That  travels  from  the  wilderness. 
And  press'd  with  sorrows  and  with  sins, 
On  her  beloved  Lord  she  leans? 


BOOK  I. 


HYMN  79.  2$' 


2  This  is  the  spouse  of  Christ  our  God, 
Bought  with  the  treasures  of  his  blood  ; 
And  her  request,  and  her  complaint, 
]s  but  the  voice  of  every  saint.] 

"1  "O  let  my  name  engraven  stand, 
"Both  on  thy  heart  and  on  thy  hand  ; 
"Seal  me  upon  thine  arm,  and  wear 
"That  pledge  of  love  for  ever  there. 

4  "Stronger  than  death  thy  love  is  known, 

"  Which  floods  of  wrath  could  never  drowu  ; 
"And  hell  and  earth  in  vain  combine 
"To  quench  a  fire  so  much  divine. 

5  "  But  I  am  jealous  of  my  heart, 
"Lest  it  should  once  from  thee  depart: 
"Then  let  thy  name  be  well  impress'd, 
"  As  a  fair  signet  on  my  breast. 

t>  "  Till  thou  has  brought  me  to  thy  home, 
"Where  fears  and  doubts  can  never  come, 
"Thy  countenance  let  me  often  see, 
"  And  often  thou  shalt  hear  from  me. 

7  "Come,  my  beloved,  haste  away, 
"  Cut  short  the  hours  of  thy  delay; 
"Fly  like  a  youthful  hart  or  roe 
"Over  the  hills  where  spites  grow/' 
HYMN  79.     L.  M. 

A  Morning  Hymn.    Psalm  xix.  5,  8,  and  Ixxiii.  24,  25. 
1    ^"1  OD  of  the  morning,  at  whose  voice 
\^M  The  cheerful  sun  makes  haste  to  rise, 
And  like  a  giant  to  rejoice 

To  run  his  journey  through  the  skies; 
"2  From  the  fair  chambers  of  the  east 
The  circuit  of  his  race  begins, 
And  without  weariness  or  rest, 

Round  the  whole  earth  he  flies  and  shines, 

3  Oh  like  the  sun  may  I  fulfil 

Th?  appointed  duties  of  the  day, 
With  ready  mind  and  active  will 

March  on,  and  keep  my  heav'nly  way. 

4  [But  I  shall  rove  and  lose  the  race, 

If  God,  my  sun,  should  disappear, 
And  leave  me  in  this  world's  wild  maze, 
To  follow  every  wand'ring  star. 

5  Lord,  thy  commands  are  clean  and  pure, 

Enlightening  our  beclouded  eyes; 


288  HYMN  80, 81.  book  j. 

Thy  threat'nings  just,  thy  promise  sure, 
Thy  gospel  makes  tiie  simple  wise. 
6  Give  me  thy  counsel  for  my  guide, 
And  then  receive  me  to  thy  bliss; 
All  my  desires  and  hopes  beside, 

Are  faint  and  cold  coiupar'd  with  this. 
HYMN  80.     L.  M. 

An  Evening  Hymn.     Psalm  iv.  8,  and  iii.  5,  6,  and  cxliii.  8, 
I    F§nH US  far  the  Lord  has  led  me  on, 

JL    Thus  far  his  power  prolongs  rny  days. 
And  every  evening  shall  make  known 
Some  fresh  memorial  of  his  grace. 
2  Much  of  my  time  has  run  to  waste, 
And  I  perhaps  am  near  my  home; 
But  he  forgives  my  follies  past, 

fie  gives  me  strength  for  days  to  come, 
•j  I  lay  my  body  down  to  sleep, 

Peace  is  the  pillow  for  my  head  ; 
While  well-appointed  angels  keep 

Their  watchful  stations  round  my  bed. 

4  In  vain  the  sons  of  earth  or  hell 

Tell  me  a  thousand  frightful  things; 
My  God  in  safety  makes  me  dwell 
Beneath  the  shadow  of  his  wings. 

5  [Faith  in  his  name  forbids  my  fear: 

O  may  thy  presence  ne'er  depart? 
And  in  the  morning  make  me  hear 
The  love  and  kindness  of  thy  heart. 

6  Thus  when  the  night  of  death  shall  come, 

My  flesh  shall  rest  beneath  the  ground. 
And  wait  thy  voice  to  rouse  my  tomb, 
With  sweet  salvation  in  the  sound. 
HYMN  M.      L.  M. 

A  Song  for  Morning  or  Evening.     Lam.  iii.  23.  Isa.  xlv.  7. 

1  TMfY  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love! 
JLf  JL  Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  new; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above 

Gentlv  distil  like  eajdv  dew. 

2  Thou  spread's!  the  curtains  of  the  night, 

Great  guardian  of  my  sleeping  hours; 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers* 

3  I  yie;d  my  powers  to  thy  command, 

To  thee  1  consecrate  my  days; 


hook  i.  HYMN  82,  83.  289 

Perpetual  blessings  from  thy  hand 
Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise. 
HYMN  82.     L.  M. 

God  far  above  Creatures;  or,  Man  vain  and  mortal.     Job.  tr.  1*7 — ^2 1 

1  OtIALL  the  vile  race  ol  flesh  and  blood 
J3  Contend  with  their  Cre  itor,  God? 
Shall  mortal  worms  presume  to  be 
More  holy,  wise,  or  just  than  he? 

2  Behold  he  purs  his  trust  in  none 
Of  all  the  spirits  round  his  throne; 
Their  natures,  when  compared  with  his, 
Are  neither  holy,  just,  nor  wise. 

3  But  how  much  meaner  things  are  they 
Who  spring-  from  dust,  and  dwell  in  clay? 
Touehd  by  the  finger  of  thy  wrath, 

We  faint  and  vanish  like  the  moth. 

4  From  night  to  d-»y,  from  day  to  night, 
We  die  by  thousands  in  thj  sight : 
Bury 'd  in  dust  whole  nations  he, 
Like  a  forgotten  vanity. 

-H  Almighty  Power,  to  thee  we  bow ! 
How  frail  are  we!  how  glorious  thou  ! 
No  more  the  sons  of  earth  shall  dare 
With  an  eternal  God  compare. 

HYMN  S3.     C.  M. 

Afflictions  and  Death  under  Providence.     Job.  v.  <5--8. 

1  l^TO'S  from  the  dust  affliction  grows, 
U%    Nor  troubles  rise  by  chance; 
Yet  we  are  born  to  cares  and  wo^s ! 

A  sad  inheritance! 

2  As  sparks  break  out  from  burning  coals, 

And  still  are  upwards     i  me? 
So  grief  is  rooted  in  our  souls, 
And  man  grows  up  to  mourn: 

3  Yet  with  my  God  1  leave  my  cause, 

And  trust  his  promised  grace; 
He  rules  me  by  his  well-known  laws, 

Of  love  and  righteousness, 
•i  Not  all  the  pains  that  e'er  1  bore, 

Shall  spoil  my  future  peace, 
For  death  and  hell  can  do  no  more 

Than  what  my  Father  please. 


Z2 


290  HYM  N  84, 85.  bwjc  h 

HYMN  84.  L.  M. 

Salvation,  Righteousness,  and  Strength  in  Christ.    Isa.  xlv,  21 — 25> 

1  *|~EHOVAH  speaks,  let  Israel  hear, 
*J    Let  all  the  earth  rejoice  and  fear, 
While  God's  eternal  Son  proclaims 
His  sov'reign  honours  and  his  names. 

2  "  1  am  the  last,    and  I  the  first, 

"The  Saviour  God,  and  God  the  just; 
"There's  rone  besides  pretends  to  show 
"Such  justice  and  salvation  too. 

3  "[Ye  that  in  shades  of  darkness  dwell, 
"Just  on  the  verg-e  of  death  and  hell, 
"Lo<k  up  to  me  from  distant  lands, 
"Light,  life,  and  heav'n  are  in  my  hands. 

4  "I  by  my  holy  name  have  sworn, 
"Nor  shall  the  word  in  vain  return: 

"  To  me  shall  all  things  bend  the  knee, 
"  And  every  tongue  shall  swear  to  rue.] 

5  "  In  me  alone  shall  men  confess, 

"  Lies  all  their  strength  and  righteousness; 
"But  such  as   dare  despise  my  name, 
"  I'M  clothe  them  with  eternal  shame. 

6  "In  me  'Si j  Lord  shall  all  the  seed 
"Of  Israel  from  their  sin  be  freed, 

"  And  by  their  shining*  graces  prove 
"Their  mi'rest  in  my  pard'nino-  love.'* 
HYMN  85.    S/M. 

The  Same. 

1  MJp'HE  Lord  on  high  proclaims 

Jt_     His  Godhead  from  his  throne; 
"Mercy  and  Justice  are  the  names 
"By  which  1  will  be  known. 

2  "  Y*>  dying  souls  that  sit 

"In  darkness  and  distress, 
"  Loo':  from  the  borders  of  the  pit 
"To  my  rerovVing  grace." 

3  Sinners  shall  h^nr  the  sound  ; 

Their  thankful  tongues  shall  own, 
"  Our  righteousness  and  strength  is  found 
"  In  :hee,  the  Lord,  alone." 

4  In  thee  shall  Israel  trust, 

And  see  their  guilt  forgiv'n  ; 
God  will  pronounce  the  sinners  just, 
And  take  the  saints  to  heav'n. 


book  i.  HYMN  86, 87.  29J 

HYMN  86.     C.  M. 

God  holy,  just,  and  sovereign.    Job.  ix.  2—1$. 

1  TTTOVV  should  the  sons  of  Adam's  race 
JOL   Be  pure  before  their  God  ! 

If  he  contend  in  righteousness, 
We  fall  beneath  his  rod. 

2  To  vindicate  my  words  and  thoughts 

i'll  make  no  more  pretence  ; 
Not  one  of  all  my  thousand  faults 
Can  bear  a  just  defence. 
.'3  Strong  is  his  arm,  his  heart  is  wise; 
What  vain  presumers  dare 
Agaiiist  their  Maker's  hand  to  rise, . 
Or  tempt  lh'  unequal  war? 

4  [Mountains  by  his  almighty  wrath, 

From  their  old  seats  are  torn; 
He  shakes  the  earth  from  south  to  north, 
And  all  her  pillars  mourn. 

5  He  bids  the  sun  forbear  to  rise; 

Th'  obedient  sum  forbears  ; 
His  hand  with  sackcloth  spreads  the  skies 
And  seals  up  all  the  stars. 
G  He  walks  upon  the  the  stormy  sea  ; 
Flies  on  the  stormy  wind  ; 
There's  none  can  trace  his  wondrous  way, 
Or  his  dark  footsteps  find.] 

HYMN  87.    L.M. 

•God  dwells  with  the  Humble  and  Penitent.     Isa.  lvii.   15-  16- 

1  rfflfJUSsaith  the  High  and  Lofty  One, 

JL    "  1  sit  upon  my  holy  throne; 
"My  name  is  God;   I  dwell  on  high; 
"Dwell  in  my  own  eternity. 

2  "  But  i  descend  to  worlds  below; 
44  On  earth  I  have  a  mansion  too; 
4%The  humble  spirit  and  contrite 
"Is  an  abode  of  my  delight. 

:)  "The  humble  soul  my  words  revive, 
"1  bid  the  mourning  sinner  live: 
"Heal  all  the  broken  hearts  1  find, 
"  And  ease  the  sorrows  of  the  mind. 

4  t"When  I  contend  against  their  sin, 

"  I  make  them  know  how  vile  they've  been  ; 
"  But  should  my  wrath  forever   smoke, 
"Their  souls  would  sink  beneath  my  stroke. 


292  HYMN  88,  89.  book  l 

5  O  may  thy  pard'nin«  grace  be  nigh. 
Lest  we  should  fain;,  despair  and  die  I 
Thus  shall  our  better  fb<  ughts  approve 
The  methods  of  fhv  ebast'njnglove. 

HYMNhs.     L.  JVi. 

Life  the  Day  of  Grace  and  Hope-     Eccl.  ix.  4 — 6 ,  10. 

1  IFJK  is  the  tiiii  ve  the  Lord, 
J-JThe  tune  t'  ensure  she  jjreat  reward  ; 
And  while  the  lamp  holds  out  to  burn, 
The  vilest  sinner  mav  return. 

2  [Life  is  the  hour  that  God  hath  giv'n 
To  'scape  from  bell,  and  fly  to  heav'u; 
The  day  of  *i race,  and  mortals  may 
Secure  the  blessings  of  the  day.] 

3  The  living  know  thai  they  must  die; 
But  all  the  dead  forgot  ton  lie; 
Their  mecn'rv  and  their  sense  is  crone, 
Alike  unknowing  and  unknown. 

4  [Their  hatred  and  their  love  is  lost, 
Their  envy  buried  in  the  dust; 
They  have  no  share  in  all  that's  done 
Beneath  the  circuit  of  the  sun.] 

5  Then  what  my  thoughts  design  to  do, 
My  hands,  with  all  your  might  pursue; 
Since  no  device,  nor  work  is  found, 

Nor  faith,  nor  hope,  beneath  the  ground. 
ii  There  are  no  acts  oj  pardon  past 
In  the  cold  grave  to  which  we  haste: 
But  darkness,  death,  and  long  despair, 
Reign  in  eternal  silence  there. 

,  BYfvilS  89.     L  M. 

Youih  and  Judgment.     Eccl.  xi.  9. 

1  ~\7  E  sons  of  Adam,  .vain  and  young, 

-*-    Indulge  your  eves,  mdufge  your  tongue; 
Taste  the  delghis  yout  souls  desire, 
And  give  a  loose  to  all  jour  fire: 

2  Pursue  the  pleasures  vou  design 

And  cheer  your  hearts  with  songs  and  wine! 
Enjoy  the  day  of  ninth  ;  but  know 
There  is  a  day  of  judgment  too. 
^3  God  from  on  high  beholds  your  thoughts, 
His  book  records  your  secret  faults ; 
The  works  ot  darkness  you  have  done 
Alust  all  appear  before  the  sun. 


book  i.  HYMN  90,  91.  293 

4  The  vengeance  to  your  follies  due, 
Should  strike  your  hearts  with  terror  thro;" 
How  will  ye  stand  before  his  fare, 

Or  answer  for  his  injur'd  grace? 

5  Almighty  God,  turn  off  their  eyes 
From  these  alluring  vanities; 
And  let  the  thunder  of  thy  word 
Awake  their  souls  to  fenr  the  Lord. 

HYMN  90.      C.  M. 

Tfie  same. 

1  O,  the  young  tribes  of  Adam  rise., 
JLi   And  through  all  nature  rove, 
Fulfil  the  wishes  of  their  eyes, 

Aud  taste  the  joys  they  love. 

2  They  give  a  loose  to  wild  desires; 

But  let  the  sinners  know 
The  strict  account  that  God  requires 
Of  all  the  works  they  do. 
•3  The  Judge  prepares  his  throne  on  high; 
The  frighted  earth  and  seas 
Avoid  the  fury  of  his  eyes, 
And  flee  before  his  face. 
4  How  shall  I  bear  that  dreadful  day, 

And  stand  the  fiery  test! 
.     I'd  give  all  mortal  joys  away, 
To  be  for  ever  blest. 

HYMN  91.     L.  M. 

Advice  to  Youth;  or,  old  Age  and  Death  in  an  unconverted  Slate,  Eccl. 
xii.   1,  7.     Isa.  lxv.  20. 

1  TVTOWin  the  heat  of  youthful  blood, 
-L  *    Remember  your  Creator  God  ; 
Behold  the  months  come  hast'ning-  on 
When  you  shall  say  "  My  joys  are  gone." 

2  Behold  the  aged  sinner  goes, 
Laden  with  guilt  and  heavy  woes, 
Down  to  the  regions  of  the  dead, 
With  endless  curses  on  his  head. 

3  The  dust  returns  to  dust  again; 
The  soul,  in  agonies  of  pain, 
Ascends  to  God  ;  not  there  to  dwell, 
But  hears  her  doom,  and  sinks  to  hell. 

4  Eternal  King!  I  fear  thy  name, 
Teach  me  to  know  how  frail  I  am  ; 


294  HYMN  92,  93. 

And  when  my  soul  must  hence  remove, 
Give  me  a  mansion  in  thy  love. 

HYMN  92.     S.  M. 

Chridihe  Wisdom  of  God.    Prov.  viii.  1,  22—32. 

1  OHALL  wisdom  cry  aloud, 

KJ   And  not  her  speech  be  heard  1 
The  voice  of  God's  eternal  word, 

Deserves  it  no  regard  ?  _ 

2  "  1  was  his  chief  delight, 

"  His  everlasting  Son, 
"Before  the  first  of  ail  his  works, 
"  Creation,  was  begun. 

3  f"  Before  the  flying  clouds, 

"  Before  the  solid  land, 
"Before  the  fields,  before  the  floods, 
"I  dwelt  at  his  right  hand. 

4  "When  he  adorn'rf  the  skies, 

"  And  built  them,  1  was  there, 
"To  order  when  the  sun  should  rise, 
"  And  marshal  every  star. 

5  "  When  he  pour'd  out  the  sea, 

"  And  spread  the  flowing  deep; 
"I  g^ave  the  flood  a  firm  decree, 

"In  its  own  bounds  to  keep.] 
G  "Upon  the  empty  air 

"  The  earth  was  balanc'd  well : 
"  With  joy  I  saw  the  mansion  where 

'♦The  sons  of  men  should  dwell. 

7  "My  busy  thoughts  at  first 

"On  their  salvation  ran, 
"  Ere  sin  was  born,  or  Adam's  dust 
"  Was  fashionM  to  a  man. 

8  "  Then  come,  receive  my  grace, 

"Ye  children,  and  be  wise: 
"Happy  the  man  that  keeps  my  ways, 
"The  man  that  shuns  them  dies.'' 
HYMN  93.     L.  M. 

Christ,  or    Wisdom,  obeyed  or  resisted.     Prov.  viii.  34—36 

1  nnHUS  saith  the  wisdom  of  the  Lord, 

JL     "  Bless'd  is  the  man  that  hears  my  word : 
"Keeps  daily  watch  before  rny  gates, 
"  And  at  my  feet  for  mercy  waits 

2  "  The  soul  that  seeks  me  shall  obtain 
"Immortal  wealth  and  heav'nly  gain  ; 


book  j.  HYMN  94, 95.  295 

"Immortal  life  is  his  reward, 
"Life  and  the  favour  of  the  Lord. 
J  "But  the  vile  wretch  that  flies  from  me 
"Doth  his  own  soul  an  injury; 
"Fools,  that  against  my  grace  rebel, 
"  Seek  death,  and  love  the  road  to  hell.'' 
HYMN  94.     CM. 

Justification  by  Faith,  not  by  Works;  or,  the  Law  condemns,  Grace  jus- 
tifies.    Rom.  iii.  19—22. 

1   ~W7"A1N  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men 

▼      On  their  own  works  have  built ; 

Their  hearts  by  nature  all  unclean, 

And  all  their  actions  guilt, 

'2  Let  Jew  and  Gentile  stop  their  mouths. 

Without  a  murm'ring  word, 

And  the  whole  race  of  Adam  stand 

Guilty  before  the  Lord. 

3  In  vain  we  ask  God's  righteous  law 

To  justify  us  now, 
Since  to  convince  and  to  condemn 
Is  all  the  law  can  do. 

4  Jesus,  how  glorious  is  thy  grace  ! 

When  in  thy  name  we  trust, 
Our  faith  receives  a  righteousness 
That  makes  the  sinner  just. 

HYMN  95-     C.  M. 

Regeneration.     John  i.  13,  and  iii.  3,  &e. 

1  1VTOT  all  the  outward  forms  on  earth, 
-L^l    Nor  rites  that  God  has  giv'n, 

Nor  will  of  man,  nor  blood,  nor  birth, 
Can  raise  a  soul  to  heav'n. 

2  Thesov'reign  will  of  God  alone 

Creates  us  heirs  of  grace  : 
Born  in  the  image  of  his  Son, 

A  new  peculiar  race. 
B  The  spirit  like  someheav'nly  wind, 

Blows  on  the  sons  of  flesh, 
New-models  all  the  carnal  mind, 

And  forms  the  man  afresh. 
4  Our  quicken'd  souls  awake  and  rise 

From  the  long  sleep  of  death  ; 
On  heavenly  things  we  fix  our  eyes, 

And  praise  employs  our  breath. 


296  HYMN  96,  97,  98.  book  i, 

HYMN  96.     CM. 

Election  excludes  boasting,     1  Cor.  i.  26 — 31. 

1  BJUT  few  among  the  carnal  wise, 
-*-*   But  few  of  noble  race, 
Obtain  the  favour  of  thine  eyes, 

Almighty  King  of  grace! 

2  He  takes  the  men  of  meanest  name 

For  sons  and  heirs  of  God : 
And  thus  he  pours  abundant  shame 
On  honourable  blood. 

3  He  calls  ihe  fool  and  makes  him  know 

The  myst'riesof  his  grace, 
To  bring  aspiring  wisdom  low, 
And  all  its  pride  abase. 

4  Nature  hath  all  its  glories  lost, 

When  brought  before  his  throne; 
No  flesh  shall  in  his  presence  boast, 
But  in  the  Lord  alone. 

HYMN  97.     L.M. 

Christ  our  Wisdom,  Righteousness,  fyc-    1  Cor  1.  30. 

1  |1URY'D  in  shadows  of  the  night, 
JE5   We  lie  till  Christ  restores  the  light; 
Wisdom  descends  to  heal  the  blind, 
And  chase  the  darkness  of  the  mind. 

2  Our  guilty  souls  are  drown'd  in  tears, 
Till  bis  atoning  blood  appears: 
Then  we  awake  from  deep  distress, 
And  sing,  "  The  Lord  our  righteousness.'" 

3  Our  very  frame  is  mix'd  with  sin;      * 
His  spirit  makes  our  natures  clean; 
Such  virtues  from  hissufFrings  flow, 
At  once  to  cleanse  and  pardon  too. 

4  Jesus  beholds  where  Satan  reigns, 
Binding  his  slaves  in  heavy  chains: 
He  sets  the  pris'ners  free,  agjd  breaks 
The  iron  bondage  from  our  necks. 

5  Poor  helpless  worms  in  thee  possess 
Grace,  wisdom,  power,  and  righteousness  ; 
Thou  art  our  mighty  all,  and  we 
Give  our  whole  selves,  O  Lord,  to  thees 

HYMN  9S     S.  M. 

The  same. 
I    IJOW  heavy  is  the  night 
JlI  That  haugs  upon  our  eyest 


rook  i.  IIYNM  99,  100.  29T 

Till  Christ,  with  his  reviving  light, 
Over  our  souls  arise  ! 

2  Our  guilty  spirits  dread 

To  meet  the  wrath  of  heav'n  ; 
But  in  his  righteousness  array'd, 
We  see  our  sins  forgiv'n. 

3  Unholy  and  impure 

Are  all  our  thoughts  and  ways, 
His  hands  infected  nature  cure 
With  sanctifying  grace. 
1  The  powers  of  hell  agree 
To  hold  our  souls  in  vain ; 
He  sets  the  sons  of  bondage  free,         • 
And  breaks  the  cursed  chain. 
5  Lord,  we  adore  thy  ways, 
To  bring  us  near  to  God  ; 
Thy  sovereign  power,  thy  healing  grace, 
And  thine  atoning  blood. 

HYMN  99.     CM. 

Stones  made  the  Children  of  Abrafwm ;  or,  Grace  not  conveyed  by  nt'll 
gious  Parents.     Matt.  iii.  9. 

1  "XT  A  IN  are  the  hopes  that  rebels  place 
*     Upon  their  birth  and  blood, 
Descended  from  a  pious  race; 
(Their  fathers  now  with  God.) 
'2  He  from  the  caves  of  earth  and  hell 
Can  take  the  hardest  stones, 
And  fill  the  house  of  Abram  well 
With  new-created  sons. 
3  Such  wondrous  power  doth  he  possess, 
Who  form'd  our  mortal  frame  ; 
Who  call'd  the  world  from  emptiness; 
The  world  obey'd  and  came. 

HYMN  100.     C.  M. 

Believe  and  be  saved.     John  iii.  16 — IS. 

1  TVTOT  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men 
J-^l   Did  Christ  the  Son  of  God  appear; 
No  weapons  in  his  hands  are  seen, 

No  flaming  sword  nor  thunder  there. 

2  Such  was  the  pity  of  our  God, 
He  lov'd  the  race  of  men  so  well, 
He  sent  his  Son  to  bear  our  load 

Of  sins,  and  save  our  souls  from  hell. 

3  Sinners,  believe  the  Saviour's  word, 
Trust  in  his  mighty  name  and  live; 

A  a 


298  HYMN  101,  102,  jjook  L 

A  thousand  joys  his  lips  afford, 
His  hands  a  thousand  blessings  give. 
1  But  vengeance  and  damnation  lies 
On  rebels  who  refuse  the  grace; 
Who  God's  eternal  Sou  despise, 
The  hottest  hell  shall  be  their  place. 
HYMN  101.     L.  M. 

Joy  in  Heaven  jor  a  repenting  Sinner-     Luke  xv.  7,  10. 

1  ^lKj^HO  can  describe  the  joys  that  rise 

▼  ?    Through  all  the  courts  of  Paradise? 
To  see  a  prodigal  return, 
To  see  an  heir  of  glory  born  ? 

2  With  jof  the  Father  doth  approve 
The  fruit  of  his  eternal  love; 

The  Son  with  joy  looks  down  and  sees 
The  purchase  of  his  agonies. 
$  The  Spirit  takes  delight  to  view 
The  holy  soul  he  for  in 'd  anew! 
And  saints  and  angels  join  to  sing 
The  growing  empire  of  their  King. 
HYMN  102.     L.  M. 

The  Beattitudes      Matt.  v.  3—12. 

1  [FJLESS'D  are  the  humble  souls  that  see 

M~j?  Their  emptiness  and  poverty; 
Treasures  .of  grace  to  them  are  giv'n, 
And  crowns  of  joy  laid  up  in  heav'n.] 

2  [Bless'd  are  the  men  of  broken  heart, 
Who  mourn  for  sin  with  inward  smart; 
The  blood  of  Christ  divinely  flows, 

A  healing  balm  for  all  their  woes.] 
•3  [Bless'd  are  the  meek,  who  stand  afar 
From  rage  and  passion,  noise  and  war 
God  will  secure  their  happy  state, 
And  plead  their  cause  against  the  great.] 

4  [Bless'd  are  the  souls  that  thirst  for  grace. 
Hunger  and  long  for  righteousness; 
They  shall  be  well  supply'd  and  fed 
With  living  streams  and  living  bread.] 

5  [Bless'd  are  the  men  whose  bowels  move. 
And  melt  with  sympathy  and  love; 
From  Christ  the  Lord  shall  they  obtain 
Like  sym      hy  and  love  again.] 

6  [Bless'd  are  the  pure  whose  hearts  are  clean* 
From  the  defiling  power  of  sin; 


book  i.  HYMN  103,  104.  290 

With  endless  pleasure  they  shall  see 

A  God  of  spotless  purity] 
7  [Bless'  are  the  men  of  peaceful  life, 

Who  quench  the  coals  of  growing  strife  ; 

They  shall  be  call'd  the  heirs  of  bliss, 

The  sons  of  God,  the  God  of  peace.] 
S  [Bless'd  are  the  suff'rers  who  partake 

Of  pain  and  shame  for  Jesus'  sake  ; 

Their  souls  shall  triumph  in  the  Lord, 

Glory  and  jov  are  their  reward.] 
'HYMN   103.     CM. 

Not  ashamed  of  the  Gospel.     2  Tim.  i.  2 

1  "ff'M  not  asham'd  to  own  my  Lord, 
i  Or  to  defend  his  cause, 
Maintain  the  honour  of  his  word, 

The  glory  of  his  cross. 

2  Jesus,  my  God!  I  know  his  name, 

His  name  is  all  my  trust; 
Nor  will  he  put  my  soul  to  shame, 
Nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3  Firm  as  his  throne  his  promise  stands, 

And  he  can  well  secure 
What  I've  committed  to  his  hands 
Till  the  decisive  hour. 

4  Then  will  he  own  my  worthless  name 

Before  his  Father's  face, 
And  in  the  new  Jerusalem 
Appoint  my  soul  a  place. 

HiMN  104.     CM. 

A  State  of  Nature  and  of  Grace-    1  Cor.  vi.  10,  1  i 
i   1VTOT  the  malicious  or  profane, 
1^1    The  wanton  or  the  proud, 
Nor  thieves,  nor  sland'rers  shall  obtain 
The  kingdom  of  our  God. 
*2  Surprising  grace!  and  such  were  we 
By  nature  and  by  sin, 
Heirs  of  immortal  misery, 
Unholy  and  unclean. 

3  But  we  are  wash'd  in  Jesus'  blood, 

We're  pardon'd  through  his  name; 
And  the  good  Spirit  of  our  God 
Hath  sanctified  our  frame. 

4  O  for  a  persevering  power, 

To  keep  thy  just  commands.' 


>"00  HYMN  105,  106,  107.  book  i 

We  would  defile  our  hearts  no  more, 
No  more  pollute  our  hands. 

HYMN  105.     C.  M. 

Heaven  invisible  and  holy.     1  Cor.  ii.  9,  10.    Rev.  xxi,  27. 

I   1VTOR  eye  has  seen,  nor  ear  has  heard, 
-L^l    Nor  sense  nor  reason  known, 
What  joys  the  Father  has  prepard 
For  those  that  love  the  Son. 
'2  But  the  good  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
Reveals  a  heav'n  to  come; 
The  beams  of  glory  in  his  word 
Allure  and  guide  us  home. 

3  Pure  are  the  joys  above  the  sky, 

And  all  the  region  peace; 
No  wanton  lips,  nor  envious  eye, 
Can  see  or  taste  the  bliss. 

4  Those  holy  gates  for  ever  bar 

Pollution,  sin,  and  shame; 
None  shall  obtain  admittance  there, 
But  folFwers  of  the  Lamb. 
*>  He  keeps  the  Father's  book  of  life, 
There  all  their  names  are  found  ; 
The  hypocrite  in  vain  shall  strive 
To  tread  the  heav'nly  ground. 
HYMN  106.     S.  M. 

Dead  to  Si?i  by  the  Cross  of  Christ.     Rom.  \i.  1. 

1    C*  HALL  we  go  on  to  sin, 
^  Because  thy  grace  abounds, 
Or  crucify  the  Lord  again, 
And  open  all  his  wounds? 
v2  Forbid  it,  mighty  God ! 
Nor  let  it  e'er  be  said, 
That  we,  whose  sins  are  crucified, 
Should  raise  them  from  the  dead. 
3  We  will  be  slaves  no  more, 

Since  Christ  bath  made  us. free; 
Has  naiPd  our  tyrants  to  his  cross, 
And  bought  our  liberty. 

HYMN  107.     L.  M. 

rkc  Fall  and  Recovery  of  Man;  or,  Christ  and  Satan  at  Enmity,    Geiv 
iii.  1,  15,  17.     Gal.  iv.  4.     Col.  ii.  15- 

|ECE1V'D  by  subtle  snares  of  hell, 
Adam  our  head,  our  father  fell, 
When  Satan,  in  the  serpent  hid, 
Propos'd  (he  fruit  which  God  forbid. 


book  i.  HYMN  108,  109. 

2  Death  was  the  threat'ning — Death  began 
To  take  possession  of  the  man  ; 
His  unborn  race  reciev'd  the  wound, 
And  heavy  curses  smote  the  ground. 

3  But  Satan  found  a  worse  reward ; 
Thus  saith  the  vengeance  of  the  Lord, 
"  Let  everlasting  hatred  be 
"Betwixt  the  woman's  seed  and  thee. 

4  "The  woman's  .seed  shall  be  my  Son; 
"  He  shall  destroy  what  thou  hast  done; 
"Shall  break  thy  head,  and  only  feel 
"  Thy  malice  raging  at  his  heel." 

5  [He  spake  ;  and  bid  four  thousand  years 
Roll  on  ;  at  length  his  Son  appears; 
Angels  with  joy  descend  to  earth, 
And  sing  the  young  Redeemer's  birth. 

6  Lo,  by  the  sons  of  hell  he  dies ; 
But  as  he  bung  'twixt  earth  and  skies, 
He  gave  their  prince  a  fatal  blow, 
And  triumph'd  o'er  the  powers  below.] 

HYMN  108.     S.  M. 

Christ  unseen  and  beloved-     1  Pet.  i.  8. 

1  IVfOT  wsth  our  mortal  eyes 
-L^>    Have  we  beheld  the  Lord, 
Yet  we  rejoice  to  hear  his  name, 

And  love  him  in  his  word. 

2  On  earth  we  want  the  sight 

Of  our  Redeemer's  face, 
Yet,  Lord,  our  inmost  thoughts  delight 
To  dwell  upon  thy  grace. 

3  And  when  we  taste  thy  love, 

Our  joys  divinely  grow 
Unspeakable,  like  those  above, 
And  beav'n  begins  helow. 

HYMN  10.9.     L.M. 

The  Value  of  Christ  and  his  Righteousness.    Phil.  iii.  7,  9. 

1  IVTO  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 
-L^l    Of  all  the  duties  I  have  done; 
I  quit  the  hopes  I  held  before, 

To  trust  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

2  Now  tor  the  love  I  bear  his  name, 

What  was  my  gain,  I  count  my  loss  ; 
My  former  pride  I  call  my  shame, 
Arid  nail  my  glory  to  his  cross. 

A  a  2 


m%  HYMN  110,  ill.  book  i; 

3  Yes,  and  I  must  and  will  esteem 

AH  things  but  loss  for  Jesus'  sake; 
Oh  may  my  soul  be  found  in  him, 
And  of  his  righteousness  partake. 

4  The  best  obedience  of  my  hands 

Dares  not  appear  before  thy  throne  ; 
But  faith  can  answer  thy  demands 
By  pleading  what  my  Lord  has  done. 
HYMN  110.     CM. 

Death  and  immediate  Glory.     2  Cor.  v.  1,5 — S 

1  K|  1  HERE  is  a  house  not  made  with  bands 

JL    Eternal  and  on  high ; 
And  here  my  spirit  waiting  stands, 
Till  God  shall  bid  it  fly. 

2  Shortly  this  prison  of  my  clay 

Must  be  dissolved  and  fall ; 
Then,  O  my  soul,  with  joy  obey 
Thy  heav'nly  Father's  call. 

3  'Tis  he,  by  his  Almighty  grace, 

That  forms  thee  fit  for  heav'n; 
And,  as  an  earnest  of  thy  place, 
Has  his  own  spirit  giv'n. 

4  We  walk  by  faith  of  joys  to  come ; 

Faith  lives  upon  his  word  ; 
But  while  the  body  is  our  home, 
We're  absent  from  the  Lord. 

5  'Tis  pleasant  to  believe  thy  grace, 

But  we  had  rather  see; 
We  would  be  absent  from  the  flesh, 
And  present,  Lord,  with  thee. 
HYMN  111.     a  M. 

Salvation  by  Grace.     Tit.  ill.  3~7. 

1  [T    ORD,  we  confess  our  numerous  faults. 

J— ^  How  great  our  guilt  has  been  ; 
Foolish  and  vain  were  all  our  thoughts, 
And  all  our  lives  were  sin. 

2  But,  O  my  soul,  forever  praise, 

For  ever  love  bis  name: 
Who  turns  thy  feet  from  dang'rous  ways 
Of  folly,  sin,  and  shame.] 

3  ['Tis  not  by  works  of  righteousness 

Which  our  own  hands  have  done  ; 
But  we  are  sav'd  by  sovereign  grace, 
Abounding  through  his  Son.j 


book  i.  HYMN  112,  113.  303 

4  'Tisfrom  the  mercy  of  our  God 

That  all  our  hopes  begin  : 
'Tis  by  the  water  aiul  the  blood 
Our  souls  are  wash'd  from  sin. 

5  Tis  through  the  purchase  of  his  death, 

Who  hung-  upon  the  tree, 
The  spirit  is  sent  down  to  breathe 
On  such  dry  bones  as  we. 
(j  Rais'd  from  the  dead,  we  live  anew  ; 
And  justtfy'd  by  grace, 
We  shall  appear  in  glory  too, 
And  see  our  Father's  face. 

HYMN  1 12.     C.  M. 

The  brazen  serpent ;  or,  looking  to  Jesus,     John  ill  -  14,  16. 

1  OO  did  the  Hebrew  prophet  raise 
J3   The  brazen  serpent  high; 
The  wounded  felt  immediate  ease, 

The  camp  forbore  to  die. 

2  "Look  upward  in  the  dying  hour, 

"And  live,"  the  prophet  cries; 
But  Christ  performs  a  nobler  cure, 
When  faith  lifts  up  her  eyes. 

3  High  on  the  cross  the  Saviour  hung, 

Hiffh  in  the  heav'ns  he  reigns; 
Here  sinners,  by  th'  old  serpent  stung, 
Look,  and  forget  their  pains. 

4  When  God's  own  Son  is  lifted  up, 

A  dying  world  revives  : 
The  Jew  beholds  the  glorious  hope, 
Th'  expiring  Gentile  lives. 

HYMN  113.     CM. 

Abraham's  Blessings  on  the  Gentiles.  Gen  xvii.  7-Rom.xv.  8.  IVJavkxK, 

1  SOW  large  the  promise,  how  divine, 
JLJl  To  Abra'm  and  his  seed  ! 

"  I'll  be  a  God  to  thee  and  thine, 
"  Supplying  all  their  need.'' 

2  The  words  of  his  extensive  love 

From  age  to  age  endure  ; 
The  angel  of  the  covenant  proves, 
And  seals  the  blessing  sure. 

3  Jesus  ihe  ancient  faith  confirms 

To  our  great  fathers  giv'n  i 
He  takes  young  children  to  his  arms, 
And  calls  them  heirs  of  heav'n. 


304  HYMN  114,  115.  book  j. 

4  Our  God  how  faithful  are  his  ways  ! 
His  love  endures  the  same; 
Nor  from  the  promise  of  his  grace 
Blots  out  his  children's  name. 

HYMN  1 14.     C.  M. 

The  same      Rom.  xi.  16,  17. 

1  |"1  ENTILES  by  nature,  we  belong 
\jf   To  the  wild  olive-wood  ; 
Grace  takes  us  from  the  barren  tree, 

And  grafts  us  in  the  good. 

2  With  the  same  blessings  grace  endows 

The  Gentile  and  the  Jew  : 
If  pure  and  holy  be  the  root, 
Such  are  the  branches  too. 

3  Then  let  the  children  of  the  saints 

Be  dedicate  to  God! 
Pour  out  thy  Spirit  on  them,  Lord, 
And  wash  them  in  thy  blood. 

4  Thus  to  the  parents  and  their  seed 

Shall  tby  salvation  come, 
And  numerous  households  meet  at  last 
In  one  eternal  home. 

HYMN  1 15.     C.  M. 

Conviction  of  Sin  by  the  Law     Rom.  vii.  8,  9,  14,  24. 

1  "W    ORD,  how  secure  my  conscience  was, 
JLJi   And  felt  no  inward  dread  ! 

1  was  alive  without  the  law, 

And  thought  my  sins  were  dead. 

2  My  hopes  of  heav'n  were  firm  and  bright : 

But  since  the  precept  came 
With  a  convincing  power  and  light, 
[  find  how  vile  I  am. 

3  [My  guilt  appear'd  but  small  before, 

Till  terribly  1  saw 
How  perfect,  holy,  just,  and  pure, 
Was  thine  eternal  law. 

4  Th^n  felt  my  soul  the  heavy  load, 

My  sins  reviv'd  again; 
I  had  provok'd  a  dreadful  God, 
And  all  rny  hopes  were  slain.] 

5  I'm  like  a  helpless  captive  sold 

Under  the  power  of  sin  ; 
I  cannot  do  the  good  1  would, 
Nor  keep  my  conscience  clean. 


i!ook  i.  HYMN  116,  117.  305 

6  My  God,  I  cry  with  every  breath, 
For  some  kind  power  to  save, 
To  break  the  yoke  of  sin  and  death, 
And  thus  redeem  the  slave. 

HYMN  116.     L.  M. 

Love  to  God  and  our  Neighbour-    Matt.  xxii.  37 — 4u. 
BUS  saith  the  first,  the  great  command, 
44  Let  all  thy  inward  powers  unite 
"  To  love  thy  Maker  and  thy  God, 
"  With  utmost  vigour  and  delight. 

2  "  Then  shall  thy  neighbour  next  in  place 
"Share  thine  affections  and  esteem; 

"  And  let  thy  kindness  to  thyself 
"Measure  and  mile  thy  love  to  him." 

3  This  is  the  sense  that  Moses  spoke, 

;  This  did  the  prophets  preach  and  prove ; 
For  want  of  this  the  law  is  broke, 
And  the  whole  law's  fulhTd  by  love. 

4  But  O  how  base  our  passions  are ! 
How  cold  our  charity  and  zeal! 
Lord,  fill  our  souls  with  heav'nly  fire, 
Or  we  shall  ne'er  perform  thy  will. 

HYMN  117.     L.  M. 

Election  Sovereign  and  Free.     Rom.  ix.  21 — 24 

1  TOEHOLD  the  potter  and  the  clay, 
_D   He  forms  his  vessels  as  he  please  ; 
Such  is  our  God,  and  such  are  we 

The  subjects  of  his  high  decrees. 

2  £Doth  not  the  workman's  power  extend 

O'er  all  the  mess,  which  part  to  choose, 
And  mould  it  for  a  nobler  end, 

And  which  to  leave  for  viler  use? — 

3  May  not  the  sov'reign  Lord  on  high 

Dispense  his  favours  as  he  will ; 
Choose  some  to  life,  while  others  die, 
And  yet  be  just  and  gracious  still? 

4  [What  if  to  make  his  terror  known, 

He  lets  his  patience  long  endure, 
Suflfring  vile  rebels  to  go  on, 

And  seal  their  own  destruction  sure? 

5  What  if  he  means  to  show  his  grace,  ' 

And  his  electing  love  employs, 
To  mark  out  some  of  mortal  race, 

And  form  them  fit  for  heav'uly  joys?] 


mo  HYMN  US,  119,  book  i. 

*>  Shall  man  reply  against  the  Lord, 
And  call  his  Maker's  ways  unjust, 
The  thunder  of  whose  dreadful  word 
Can  crush  a  thousand  worlds  to  dust? 

7  But,  O  my  soul,  if  truths/so  bright 
Should  dazzle  and  confound  thy  sight. 
Yet  still  his  written  will  obey, 

And  wait  the  great  decisive  day. 

8  Thenthall  he  make  his  justice  known, 
And  the  whole  world  before  his  throne, 
With  joy  or  terror,  shall  confess 

The  glory  of  his  righteousness. 

HYMN  118.     S.   M. 

Moses  and  Christ ;  or,  Sins  against  the  Law  and  Gospel.     John  i  17- 
Heb.  iii   3,  5,  6.  andx.  28.  29. 

1  f  l^HE  law  by  Moses  came, 

JL    But  peace,  and  truth,  and  love, 
Were  brought  by  Christ  (a  nobler  name) 
Descending-  from  above. 

2  Amidst  the  house  of  God 

Their  different  works  were  done; 
Moses  a  faithful  servant  stood, 
But  Christ  a  faithful  Son. 

3  Then  to  his  new  commands 

Be  strict  obedience  paid  ; 
O'er  all  his  Father's  house  he  stands 
The  sovereign  and  the  head, 
i  The  man  that  durst  despise 
The  law  that  Moses  brought, 
Behold!   how  terribly  he  dies 
For  his  presumptuous  fault. 
5  But  sorer  vengeance  falls 
On  that  rebellious  race, 
Who  hate  to  hear  when  Jesus  calls, 
And  dare  resist  his  grace. 

HYMN  119.     C.  M. 

The  Different  Success  of  the  Gospel.     1  Cor.  i.  23,  24.  2  Cor.   ii,  16.     I 

Cor.  iii.  6,  7. 

1  /"^  HRIST  and  his  cross  is  all  our  theme  : 
VV   The  myst'ries  that  we  speak 

Are  scandal  in  the  Jew's  esteem, 
And  folly  to  the  Greek. 

2  But  souls  enlighten'd  from  above 

With  joy  receive  the  word ; 


book  i.  HYMN  120,  121.  307 

They  see  what  wisdom,  power,  and  love, 
Shine  in  their  dying  Lord. 

3  The  vital  savour  of  his  name 

Restores  their  fainting  breath  ; 
But  unbelief  perverts  the  same 
To  guilt,  despair,  and   death. 

4  Till  God  diffuse  his  graces  down, 

Like  showers  of  he^v'nlv  rain, 
In  vain  A  polios  sows  the  grouud, 
And  Paui  may  plant  in  vain. 

HYMN  120.     C.  M. 

Faith  of  Tilings  unseen.     Heb.  xi.  1,  3,  8,  10. 

1  T7IA1TH  «s  the  brightest  evidence 
-T     Of  things  beyond  our  sight, 

Breaks  through  the  clouds  of  flesh  and  sense. 
And  dwells  in  heav'nly  light. 

2  It  sets  times  past  in  present  view, 

Brings  distant  prospects  home, 
Of  things  a  thousand  years  ago, 
Or  thousand  years  to  come. 

3  By  faith  we  know  the  worlds  were  made 

By  God's  almighty  word; 
Abra'm,  to  unknown  countries  led, 
By  faith  obey'd  the  Lord. 

4  He  sought  a  city  fair  and  high, 

Built  by  th?  eternal  hands  ; 
And  faith  assures  us,  though  we  die, 
That  heav'nh  buiWing  stands. 
HYMN  12!.     C.  M. 

Children  devoted  to   God     Gen-    xvi.  7,   10.     Acts  xvi.    14,  15,  33 
(For  tiwsa  who  practice  Infant-Babtism.) 

1  rff^HUS  saith  the  mercy  of  the  Lord, 

I      "  I'll  be  be  a  God  to  thee  ; 
"I'll  bless  thy  nutn'rous  race,  and  they 
"  Shall  be  a  seed  for  me." 

2  Abra'm  believed  the  promised  grace, 

And  gave  his  sons  to  God ; 
But  water  seals  the  blessing  now, 
That  once  was  seal'd  with  blood. 
•i  Thus  Lydia  sanctify'd  her  house, 
When  she  receiv'd  the  word; 
Thus  the  believing  jailor  gave 
His  household  to  the  Lord,    , 


308  HYMN  122,  123.  book  i. 

4  Thus  later  saints,  eternal  King! 
Thine  ancient  truths  embrace: 
To  thee  their  infant  offsprings  bring, 
And  humbly  claim  thy  grace. 

HYMN  (22      L.  M. 

Believers  buried  with  Christ  in  Babtism      Rom.  vi.  3,  &r. 

1  T\0  we  not  know  that  solemn  word, 
S-J   That  we  arebuiy'd  with  the  Lord  ; 
Babtiz'd  into  his  death,  and  then 

Put  off  the  body  of  our  sin? 

2  Our  souls  receive  diviner  breath, 
Rais'd  from  corruption,  guilt,  and  death  : 
So  from  the  grave  did  Christ  arise, 
And  lives  to  God  above  the  skies* 

3  No  more  let  sin  nor  Satan  reign 
Over  our  mortal  flesh  again ; 

The  various  lusts  we  serv'd  before, 
Shall  have  dominion  now  no  more. 
HYMN  1*3.     C.  M. 

The  repenting  Prodigal.     Luke  xv.  13,  &:c. 

1  "WJEHOLD  the  wretch  whose  lust  and  wine 
J3  Had  wasted  his  estate, 

He  begs  a  share  amongst  the  swine 
To  taste  the  husks  they  eat ! 

2  "I  die  with  hunger  here,"  he  cries, 

"  I  starve  in  foreign  lands; 
"My  father's  house  hath  large  supplies, 
"  And  bounteous  are  his  hands. 

3  "I'll  go,  and  with  a  mournful  tongue, 

"  Fail  down  before  his  face; 
"Father,  I've  done  thy  justice  wrong-, 
"Nor  can  deserve  thy  grace." 

4  He  said,  and  hasten'd  to  his  home, 

To  seek  his  father's  love  ; 

The  father  saw  the  rebel  come, 

And  all  his  bowels  move. 

5  He  ran,  and  fell  upon  his  neck, 

Embrac'd  and  kiss'd  his  son ; 
The  rebel's  heart  with  sorrow  brake 

For  follies  he  had  done. 
(>  "  Take  off  his  clothes  of  shame  and  sin, 

(The  father  gives  command) 
"Dress  him  in  garments  white  and  clean, 

"  With  rings  adorn  his  hand* 


book  i.  HYlSlN  124,  1-25.  30S 

7  "  A  day  of  feasting  I  ordain  ; 
"  Let  mirth  and  joy  abound  ; 
"My  son  was  dead  and  li-ves  again, 
"  \Yas  lost,  and  now  is  found." 
HYMN  124.     L.  M. 

The  first  and  second  Adam-     Kom   v.  12,  ^c. 

1  F|EEP  in  the  dust  before  thy  throne, 
_Lr  Our  guilt  and  our  disgrace  we  own;  « 
Great  God  !  #e  own  th'  unhappy  name, 
Whence  sprung-  our  nature  and  our  shame. 

2  Adam,  the  sinner;  at  his  fall, 
Death  like  a  conq'ror  seiz'd  us  all ; 

A  thousand  new-born  babes  are  dead* 
By  fatal  union  to  their  {lead. 
S  But  whilst  our  spirits,  fill'd  with  awe, 
Behold  the  terrors  of  thy  law, 
We  sing  the  honours  of  thy  grace, 
That  sent  to  saVe  our  ruin'd  race. 

4  We  sing  thine  everlasting  Son, 
Who  join'd  our  nature  to- his  own; 
Adam  the  second,  from  the  dust 
Raises  the  ruins  of  the  first. 

5  [By  the  rebellion  of  one  man 
Through  all  his  seed  the  mischief  ran; 
And  by  one  man's  obedience  now 

Are  all  his  seed  made  righteous  too'. 

6  Where  sin  did  reign  and  death  abound, 
There  have  the  sons  of  Adam  found 
Abounding  life;  there  glorious  grace 
Reigns  through  the  Lord  our  righteousness.] 

HYMN  125.     CM. 

Christ's  Compassion  to  the  Weak  and  Templed.     Heb.  iv.  15,  ]6;  &,  v.  ?, 

Matt.  xii.  20. 

1  "VTKTITH  joy  we  meditate  the  grace 

▼  ▼    Of  our  High  Priest  above  ; 
His  heart  is  made  of  tenderness, 
His  bowels  melt  with  love. 

2  Touch'd  with  a  sympathy  within, 

He  knows  our  feeble  frame; 
He  knows  what  sore  temptations  mean, 

For  he  has  felt  the  same. 
-3  But  spotless,  innocent,  and  pure, 

The  great  Redeemer  stood, 
While  Satan's  fiery  darts  he  bore, 

And  did  resist  to  blood. 

Bb 


310  HYMN  126,  127,  book  i. 

4  He  in  the  days  of  feeble  flesh 

Pour'd  oin  ins  cries  arid  tears, 
And  in  his  measure  feels  afresh 
What  every  member  bears. 

5  [He'll  never  quench  the  smoking  flax, 

But  raise  it  to  a  frame; 
The  bruised  reed  lie  never  breaks, 
Nor  scorns  the  meanest  name.]] 
G  Then  let  our  humble  faith  address 
His  mercy  and  his  power; 
We  shall  obtain  deiiv'ring  ofrace 
In  the  distressing  (sour. 

HYMN  126.     L.M. 

Charily  and  Uncharitablejiess     Rom.  xiv.  17,  19.     1  Cor.  x.  32, 

1  l^TOT  dift're.  ,  nor  difPrent  dress, 
jj%    Compose  ihe  kingdom  of  our  Lord  ; 
But  peace,  and  joy,  and  righteousness, 
Faith  and  obedience  to  his  word. 

2  When  weaker  Christians  we  despise^ 
We  do  the  gospel  mighty  wrong; 
For  God  the  gracious  an(j  ^e  wise 
Receives  the  feeble  with  the  strong, 

3  Let  pride  and  wrath  be  banish'd  hence, 
Meekness  and  love  our  souls  pursue; 
Nor  shall  our  practice  give  offence 

To  saints,  the  Gentile,  or  the  Jew* 
HYMN  127.     L.  M. 

Clirisl's  Invitation  to  Sinners;  or,  Humility  and  Pride.  Matt.  xi.  28 

1  "  /^OME  hither,  all  ye  weary  souls, 

V>    "Ye  heavy  laden  sinners  come; 
"I'll  give  you  rest  from  all  your  toils, 
"And  raise  you  to  my  heav'nly  home. 

2  "They  shall  find  rest  that  learn  of  me; 

"  I'm  of  a  meek  and  lowly  mind  ; 
"  But  passion  rages  like  the  sea, 
"  And  pride  is  restless  as  the  wind. 

3  "Blest  is  the  man  whose  shoulders  take 

"My  yoke,  and  bear  it  with  delight; 
"My  yoke  is  easy  to  his  neck, 

"  My  grace  shall  make  the  burden  light.- 

4  Jesus,  we  come  at  thy  command  ; 

W7ith  faith,  and  hope,  and  humble  zeal 
Jlesign  our  spirits  to  thy  hand, 
To  mould  and  guide  us  at  tby  will. 


BOOK.  1. 


HYMft  128,  129,  130.  811 

HYMN  12s.      L.  M. 

The  Apostles1  Commission;  or,  the  Gospel  attested  by  Miracle?.     Marl 
xvi.  15,  &.c     Matt  xxviii.  18,  k.c. 

I   «  dTi  O  preach  my  gospel,"  saith  the  Lord, 
VJT  "  Bid  the  whole  earth  my  grace  receive; 

"He  sh;dl  be  sav'd  that  trusts  my  word  : 

"  He  shall  be  damn'd  that  won't  believe. 
;2  ["I'll  make  your  great  commission  known, 

"And  ye  shall  prove  my  gospel  true, 

"By  all  the  works  that  I  have  done, 

"By  all  the  wonders  ye  shall  do. 

3  "  Go  heal  the  sick,  go  raise  the  dead, 
"Go  cast  out  devils  in  my  name, 
"Nor  let  my  prophets  be  afraid, 

"Tho'  Greeks  reproach,  and  Jews  blaspheme.] 

4  "Teach  all  the  nations  my  commands; 
#  "  I'm  with  you  till  the  world  shall  end; 

"  All  power  is  trusted  in  my  hands, 
"  I  can  destroy,  and  can  defend." 
6  He  spake,  and  light  shone  round  his  head: 
On  a  bright  cloud  to  heav'n  he  rode: 
They  to  the  furthest  nation  spread 
The  grace  of  their  ascended  God. 
HYMN  129.     L.  M. 

Submission  and  Deliverance;  or,  Abraham  offering  his  Son 
Gen.  xxii.  6,  &c. 

1  C«  AINTS,  at  your  heav'nly  Father's  word 
S   Give  up  your  comforts  to  the  Lord ; 
He  shall  restore  what  you  resign. 

Or  grant  you  blessings  more  divine. 

2  So  Abra'm  with  obedient  hand, 

Led  forth  his  sou  at  God's  command; 
The  wood,  the  fire,  the  knife,  he  took^ 
His  arm  prepared  the  dreadful  stroke. 

3  "  Abra'm  forbear/'  the  angel  cried, 

"  Thy  faith  is  known,  thy  love  is  tried  ; 
"Thy  son  shall  live,  and  in  thy  seed 
"Shall  the  whole  earth  be  bless'd  indeed." 
1  Just  in  the  last  distressing'  hour, 
The  Lord  displays  deliv'ring  power! 
The  mount  of  dauger  is  the  place 
Where  we  shall  see  surprising  grace. 
HYMN  130.     L.  M. 

Love  and  Hatred.     Phil.  ii.  2.     Eph.  iv.  30,  Lc, 
I  liyOVT  i>y  the  bowels  of  my  God, 
1^1  His  sharp  distress,  his  sore  complaints, 


312f  HYMN  131,  132,  book 

By  his  last  groans,  his  dying  blood, 
I  charge  my  soul  to  love  the  saints. 

2  Clamour,  and  wrath,  and  war  be  gone, 
Envy  and  spite  for  ever  cease ; 

Let  bitter  words  no  more  be  known 
Amongst  the  saints,  the  sons  of  peace. 

3  The  Spirit,  like  a  peaceful  dove, 

Flies  from  the  realms  of  noise  and  strife ; 
Why  should  we  vex  and  grieve  his  love 
Who  seals  our  souls  to  heav'nly  life? 

4  Tender  and  kind  be  all  our  thoughts; 
Through  all  our  lives  let  mercy  run; 
So  God  forgives  our  num'rous  faults, 
For  the  dear  sake  of  Christ  his  Son. 

HYMN  131.     L.  M. 

The  Pharisee  and  the  Publican.      Luke  xviii,  10  & 

1  XJ  EHOLD  how  sinners  disagree, 
JO  The  publican  and  pharisee ! 
One  doth  his  righteousness  proclaim, 
The  other  owns  his  guilt  and  shame. 

2  This  man  at  humble  distance  stands, 
And  cries  for  grace  with  lifted  hands; 
That  boldly  rises  near  the  throne, 
And  talks  of  duties  he  hath  done. 

3  The  Lord  their  different  language  knows,. 
And  diff'rent  answers  he  bestows; 

The  humble  soul  with  grace  he  crowns, 
Whilst  on  the  proud  his  anger  frowns. 

4  Dear  Father,  let  me  never  be 
Join'd  with  the  boasting  pharisee: 
I  have  no  merits  of  my  own, 

But  plead  the  sufferings  of  thy  Son. 
HYMN  132.    L.  M. 

Holiness  and  Grace.     Titus  ii.  10 — lb. 

1  ClO  let  our  lips  and  lives  express 
k5   The  holy  gospel  we  profess; 
So  let  our  works  and  virtues  shine, 
To  prove  the  doctrine  all  divine. 

2  Thus  shall  we  best  proclaim  abroad 
The  honours  of  our  Saviour  God  : 
When  the  salvation  reigns  within,, 
And  grace  subdues  the  power  of  sin* 

3  Our  flesh  and  sense  must  be  deny'd, 
Passion  and  envy,  lust  and  pride; 


B00KT.  HYMN  1)33,134.  SR 

While  justice,  temp'iance,  truth,  and  love, 
Our  inward  piety  approve. 
4  Religion  bears  our  spirits  up, 

While  we  expect  that  blessed  hope, 
The  bright  appearance  of  the  Lord, 
And  faith  stands  leaning  on  his  word. 
HYMN  133.     C.  M. 

Love  and  Charity.     1  Cor.  xiii.  2—7.  13. 
1    T    ET  pharisees  of  high  esteem 
S_J  Their  faith  and  zeal  declare, 
All  their  religion  is  a  dream, 
If  love  be  wanting  there. 
•2  Love  suffers  long  with  patient  eye, 
Nor  is  provok'd  in  haste; 
She  lets  the  present  inj'ry  die, 
And  long  forgets  the  past. 

3  [Malice  and  rage,  tho^  fires  of  hell, 

She  quenches  with  her  tongue, 
Hopes,  and  believes,  and  thinks  no  ill, 
Though  she  endures  the  wrong.] 

4  [She  nor  desires  nor  seeks  to  know 

The  scandals  of  the  time  ; 
Nor  looks  with  pride  on  those  below. 
Nor  envies  those  that  climb.] 

5  She  iays  her  own  advantage  by 

•    To  seek  her  neighbour's  good  : 
So  God's  own  Son  fariie  down  to  die, 
And  bought  our  lives  with  blood. 
i  Love  is  the  grace  that  keeps  her  power 
In  all  the  realms  above; 
There  faith  and  hope  are  known  no  more, 
But  saints  forever  love. 

HYMN  134.     L.  M. 

Religion  rain  without  Love      1  Cor.  xiii.  1 — 3. 

i   fT  AD  lwe  tongtias  of  Greeks  and  Jews 

KM.  And  nobler  speech  than  angels  use, 

If  love  be  absent,  lam  found 

Like  tinkling  brass,  an  empty  sound. 
:>  Were  I  inspired  to  prea<?h  and  tell 

All  that  is  done  in  heav'n  and  hell 

Or  could  my  faith  the  world  remove. 

Still  I  am  nothing'  without  love. 
3  Should  1  distribute  all  my  s!ore 

To  fee    the  bowelg  of  the  poor, 


i) 


2 


314  HYMN  135, 136,  137.  book  u 

Or  give  my  body  to  the  flame 
To  gain  a  martyr's  glorious  name  ; 
I  If  love  to  God,  and  love  to  men, 
Be  absent,  all  my  hopes  are  vain ; 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fi'ry  zeal, 
The  work  of  love  can  e'er  fulfil. 

HYMN  135.     L.  M. 

The  Love  of  Christ  shed  abroad  in  the  Heart.    Eph.  iii.  16,  Lc, 

1  ^lOML,  dearest  Lord,  descend  and  dwell 
\j  By  faith  and  love  in  ev'ry  breast ; 
Then  shall  we  know,  and  taste,  and  feel 
The  joys  that  cannot  be  express'd. 
"2  Come,  fill  our  hearts  with  inward  strength, 
Make  our  enlarged  souls  possess, 
And  learn  the  height,  and  breadth,  and  length 
Of  thine  immeasurable  grace. 
3  Now  to  the  God  whose  power  can  do 
More  than  our  thoughts  and  wishes  know, 
Be  everlasting  honours  done 
By  all  the  church,  through  Christ  his  Son 
HYMN  13G.     C.  M. 

Sincerity  and  Hypocrisy;  or,  Formality  in  Worship.  John  iv,  24.1>saltt-- 

exxxix.  23,  24. 

1  /"^  OD  is  a  Spirit  just  and  wise, 
^J  He  sees  our  inmost  mind  ; 

In  vain  to  heav'u  we  raise  our  cries, 
And  leave  our  souls  behind. 

2  Nothing  but  truth  before  his  throne 

With  honour  can  appear; 
The  painted  hypocrites  are  known 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3  Their  lifted  eyes  salute  the  skies, 

Their  bending  knees  the  ground  ; 
But  God  abhors  the  sacrifice, 
Where  not  the  heart  is  found. 

4  Lord,  search  my  thoughs  and  try  my  way 

And  make  my  soul  sincere: 
Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  there. 

HYMN  137.     L.  M. 

Salvation  by  Grace  in  Christ.    2  Tim.  i.  9,  10. 

I    TVfOW  to  the  power  of  God  supreme 
-- *    Be  everlasting  honours  giv'n  ; 
He  saves  from  hell,  (we  bless  his  name,) 
He  calls  our  wand'ring  feet  to  heav'n. 


book  i.  HYMN  138, 130. 

2  Not  for  our  duties  or  deserts 

But  of  his  own  abounding  grace, 
He  works  salvation  in-our  hearts. 
And  forms  a  people  for  his  praise. 

3  'Twas  his  own  purpose  that  begun 

To  rescue  rebels  doom'd  to  die ; 
He  gave  us  grace  in  Christ  his  Sou, 
Before  he  spread  the  starry  sky. 

4  Jesus,  the  Lord,  appears  at  last, 

And  makes  his  Father's  counsels  known 
Declares  the  great  transactions  past, 
And  brings  immortal  blessings  down. 

5  He  dies,  aud  in  that  dreadful  night 

Did  all  the  power  of  hell  destroy; 
Rising,  he  brought  our  heav'n  to  lights 
And  took  possession  of  the  joy. 
HYMN  138.     CM. 

Saints  in  the  Hands  of  Christ.    John  x.  28, 29. 

1  ITJlRMas  the  earth  thy  gospel  stands, 
M.     My  Lord,  my  hope,  my  trust; 

If  I  am  found  in  Jesus'  hands, 
My  soul  can  ne'er  be  lost. 

2  His  honour  is  engag'd  to  save 

The  meanest  of  his  sheep; 
All  that  his  heav'nly  Father  gave 
His  hands  securely  keep. 

3  Nor  death  nor  hell  shall  e'er  remove 

His  fav'riies  from  his  breast: 
In  the  dear  bosom  of  his  love 
They  must  for  ever  rest. 

HYMN  139.     L.M. 

Hope  in  the  Covenant ;  or,   God's  Promise  and  Truth  unchangeable 
Heb.  vi.  17,  19. 
t   |T')W  oft  have  sin  and  Satan  strove 
JLm.  To  rend  my  soul  from  thee,  my  God  ! 
But  everlasting*  is  thy  love, 

And  Jesus  seals  it  with  his  blood. 

2  The  oath  a*d  promise  of  the  Lord 

Join  to  confirm  the  wondrous  grace; 
Eternal  power  performs  the  word, 

And  fills  all  heav'n  with  endless  praise. 

3  Amidst  temptations  sharp  and  long, 

My  soul  to  this  dear  refuge  Hies; 
Hope  is  my  anchor  firm  and  strong, 
AVhile  tempests  blow,  and  billows  rise. 


016  HYMN  140,  141.  bookt, 

4  The  gospel  bears  my  spirits  up ; 
A  faithful  and  unchanging' God 
Lays  the  foundation  tor  my  hope, 
In  oaths,  and  promises,  and  blood. 
HYMN  140.     CM. 

A  living  and  a  dead  Faith.     Collected  from  several  Scripture's. 

'    TVI^  AKLN  souls!  that  dream  of  heav'n, 
jLtJL    \nd  make  their  empty  boast 
Of  inward  joys,  and  sins  torgiv'n, 
While  they  are  slaves  to  lust. 

2  Vain  are  our  fancies,  airy  flights, 

If  faith  be  cold  and  dead  ;  - 

None  but  a  living  power  unites 

To  Christ  the  living-  head. 

3  'Tis  faith  that  changes  all  the  heart; 

7Tis  faith  that  works  by  love, 

That  bids  all  siuful  joys  depart, 

And  lifts  the  thoughts  above. 

4  'Tis  faith  that  conquers  earth  and  hell 

By  a  celestial  power; 
This  is  the  grace  that  shall  prevail 
In  the  decisive  hour. 

5  [Faith  must  obey  her  Father's  wili3 

As  well  as  trust  his  grace  ; 
A  pard'ning  God  is  jealous  still 
For  his  own  holiness. 
t>  When  from  the  curse  he  sets  us'-free* 
He  makes  our  nature  clean  ; 
Nor  would  he  send  his  Son  to  be 
The  minister  of  sin. 
7  His  spirit  purifies  our  frame, 

And  seals  our  peace  with  God  ; 
Jesus  and  his  salvation  came 

By  water  and  by  blood.] 
/  HYMN  141.     S.  M. 

The  Humiliation  and  Exaltation  of  Christ.     Isa.  liii.  1—5,  10—1:2. 

1  "1J|7'H0  haih  believ'd  thy  word, 

Tf     Or  thy  salvation  known? 
Reveal  thine  arm,  almighty  Lord, 
And  glorify  thy  Son. 

2  The  Jews  esteemed  him  here 

Too  mean  for  their  belief: 
Sorrows  his  chief  acquaintance  were, 
And  his  companion,  grief. 


:00K  r.  HYMN  142.  317 

3  They  turn'd  their  eyes  away, 

And  treated  him  with  scorn; 
But 'twas  their  grief  upon  him  lay, 
Their  sorrows  he  has  borne. 

4  'Twas  from  the  stubborn  Jews, 

And  Gentiles,  then  unknown, 
The  God  of  justice  pleas 'd  to  bruise 
*        His  best  beloved  Son. 

5  "But  I'll  prolong  his  days, 

"  And  make  his  kingdom  stand  ; 
"My  pleasure,"  saith  the  God  of  grace, 

"Shall  prosper  in  his  hand. 
<i  "[His joyful  soul  shall  see 

"  The  purchase  of  his  pain, 
"And  by  his  knowledge  justify 

"The  guilty  sons  of  men.] 

7  "[Ten  thousand  captive  slaves, 

"Released  from  death  and  sin, 
"  Shall  quit  their  prisons  and  their  graves, 
"And  own  his  power  divine.] 

8  "[Heav'n  shall  advance  my  Son 

"To  joys  that  earth  denied  ; 
"Who  saw  the  tollies  men  had  done, 
"Audbore  their  sins  and  died.]'' 
HYMN  142.     S.  M. 

The  same.    Isa.  liii.  G — 12. 

1  IKE  sheep  we  went  astray, 
JLd  And  broke  the  fold  of  God, 
Each  wand'ring  in  a  difFrent  way 

But  all  the  downward  road. 

2  How  dreadful  was  the  hour 

When  God  our  wand'rings  laid, 
And  did  at  once  his  vengeance  pour? 
Upon  the  Shepherd's  head  ! 

3  How  glorious  was  the  grace 

When  Christ  sustain'd  the  stroke  ! 
His  life  and  b!oo<i  the  Shepherd  pays 
A  ransom  for  the  flock. 
1  His  honour  and  his  breath 
Were  taken  both  away; 
Join'd  with  the  wicked  in  his  death 
And  made  as  vi\e  as  they 
5  But  God  shall  usise  his  head 
O'er  all  the  sons  of  men^ 


118  HYMN  143.  book  i. 

And  make  him  see  a  num'rous  seed, 
To  recompense  his  pain. 
6  "  I'll  give  him,"  saith  the  Lord, 
"A  portion  with  the  strong: 
"  He  shall  possess  a  large  reward, 
"And  hold  his  honours  long." 
HYMN  143.     C.  M. 

Characters  of  the  Children  of  God.     From  several  Scriptures, 

1  A   S  new-horn  bab^s  desire  the  breast 
J^m„  To  feed,  and  grow,  and  thrive ; 
So  saints  with  joy  the  gospel  taste, 

And  by  the  gospel  live. 

2  [With  inward  gust  their  heart  approves, 

All  that  the  word  relates  : 
They  love  the  men  their  Father  loves, 
And  hate  the  works  he  hales.] 

3  [Not  all  the  flatt'riiiQ  baits  on  earth 

Can  make  them  slaves  to  lust : 
They  can't  forget  their  heav'nly  birth, 
Nor  grovel  in  the  dust. 

4  Not  all  the  chains  that  tyrants  use, 

Shall  bind  their  souls  to  vice; 
Faith,  like  a  conqu'ror,  can  produce 
A  thousand  victories.] 

5  [Grace,  like  an  uncorrupted  seed? 

Abides  and  reigns  within: 
Immortal  principles  forbid 
The  sons  of  God  to  sin.] 
0  [Nor  by  the  terrors  of  a  slave 
.  Do  they  perform  his  will ; 
But  with  the  noblest  powers  they  have 
His  sweet  commands  fulfil.] 
7  They  find  access  at  every  hour 
To  God  within  the  veil; 
Hence  they  derive  a  quick'ning  power. 
And  joys  that  never  fail. 
S  O  happy  souls!  O  glorious  state 
Of  overflowing  grace ; 
To  dwell  so  near  their  Father's  seat/ 
And  see  his  lovely  face, 
f)  Lord,  I  address  thy  heav'nly  throne 
CalLme  a  child  or  thine; 
Send  down  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son 
To  form  my  heart  divine. 


Iook  i.  HYMN  144,  145.  31.0 

10  There  shed  thy  choicest  loves  abroad, 
And  make  my  comforts  strong*: 
Then  shall  I  say,  "  My  Father,  God," 
With  an  unwav'ringtongu6. 
HYMN   141.     CM. 

The  witnessing  and  sealing  Spirit.     Rom.  viii.  14,  16.    Eph.  i.  13  14, 

1  ^i^fiTH  Y  should  the  children  of  a  King 

TT    Go  mourning  all  their  days? 
Great  Comforter  i   descend  and  bring 
Some  tokens  of  thy  grace. 

2  Dost  thou  not  dwell  in  all  the  saints, 

And  seal  the  heirs  of  heav'n  ? 
When  wilt  thou  banish  my  complaints? 
And  show  my  sins  forgiv'n? 

3  Assure  my  conscience  of  her  part 

In  the  Redeemer's  blood; 
And  bear  thy  witness  with  my  heart, 
That  I  am  born  ot  God. 

4  Thou  art  the  earnest  of  his  love, 

The  pledge  of  joys  to  come; 
And  thy  soft  wings,  celestial  dove, 
Will  safe  convey  me  home. 

HYMN  145.     C.  M. 

Christ  and  Aaron.     Taken  from  Heb.  vii.  &,  is. 

1  JESUS,  in  thee  our  eyes  behold 
•JP    A  thousand  glories  more 

Than  the  rich  gems  and  polish'd  gold 
The  sons  of  Aaron  wore. 

2  They firsttheirown  burnt-ofPrings brought, 

To  purge  themselves  from  sin  ; 
Thy  life  was  pure  without  a  spot, 
And  all  thy  nature  clean. 

3  [Fresh  blood,  as  constant  as  the  day. 

Was  on  their  altars  spilt; 
But  thy  one  offering*  takes  away 
For  ever  all  our  guilt.] 

4  [Their  priesthood  ran  thro'  sev'ral  hands, 

For  mortal  was  their  race; 
Thy  never-changing  office  stands 
Eternal  as  thy  days.] 

5  [Once  in  the  circuit  of  a  year 

With  blood,  but  not  his  his  own, 
Aaron  within  the  veil  appears 
Before  the  golden  throne.] 


320  HYMN  146.  rook 

6  [But  Christ,  by  his  own  powerful  blood. 

Ascends  above  the  skies, 
And  in  the  presence  of  our  God 
Shows  his  ow  ;  sacrifice.] 

7  Jesus,  the  King  of  .glory  reigns 

On  Zion\s  he ^v'nly  hill: 
Looks  like  a  lamb  that  has  been  slain, 
And  wears  bis  priesthood  still. 

8  He  ever  lives  t<>  mterdede 

Before  his  failn    fs  ■  ;ee : 
Give  huii,  my  sou!,  thy  cause  lo  plead, 
Nor  doubt  the  t  ither's  grace. 

HV\iN   140.     L.  M. 

Characters  of  Christ-     Borrowed  from  inanimate  things  in  Scripture 

1  &^0  worship  ai  I  nmanuePs  feet, 

\Jf  See  in  his  fece  what  wonders  meet, 
Earth  is  too  narrow  to  express 
His  worth,  his  glow,  or  his  grace. 

2  [The  whole  creation  can  afford 

But  some  faint  s!  s  of  my  Lord: 

Nature,  to  make  h  s  beauties  known, 
Must  mingle  co  ours  not  her  own.] 

3  [Is  he  compared  t*   wine  or  bread? 
Dear  Lord !  our  son's  would  thus  be  fee] ; 
That  flesh,  thai  dy  tig  blood  of  thine, 

Is  bread  of  life,   is  heaVnly  wine. 

4  [Is  he  a  tree?  The  world   receives 
Salvation  from  bis  h  alino-  leaves: 

That  righteous  branch,  that  fruitful  bough 
Is  David's  root  and  offspring  too.] 

5  Is  he  a  rose?  Not  Sharon  yields 
Such  fragrancy  .  al  ier  fields: 
Or  if  the  lily  he  assume, 

The  vallies  bless  the  rich  perfume.] 

6  [Is  he  a  vine?  Hjs  heav'nly  root 
Supplies  the  boughs  with  life  and  fruit! 
O  let  a  lasting  join 

My  soul  to  Christ  the  living  vine! 

7  [Is  he  a  head  ?   Each  member  lives, 
And  owns  the  viia!  powers  he  gives! 
The  saints  below.  snmts  above, 
Join'd  by  his  Spi          d  his  love.] 

S  [Is  he  a  fountain?    'here  I  bathe, 
And  heal  the  plague  &i  sin  and  death : 


book  i.  HYMN  146.  321 

These  waters  all  my  soul  renew, 
And  cleanse  my  spotted  garments  too.] 
9  [Is  he  a  fire?  He'll  purge  my  dross; 
But  the  true  gold  sustains  no  loss : 
Like  a  refiner  shall  he  sit, 
And  tread  the  refuse  with  his  feet."] 

10  [Is  he  a  rock?  How  firm  he  proves! 
The  rock  of  ages  never  moves ; 

Yet  the  sweet  streams  that  from  him  flow, 
Attend  us  all  the  desert  through.] 

11  [Is  he  a  way?  He  leads  to  God; 
The  path  is  drawn  in  lines  of  blood; 
There  would  I  walk  with  hope  and  zeal, 
Till  I  arrive  at  Zion's  hill.] 

12  [Is  he  a  door?  I'll  enter  in  : 
Behold  the  pastures  large  and  green ; 
A  paradise  divinely  fair, 

None  but  the  sheep  have  freedom  there.] 

13  [Is  he  designed  the  corner-stone, 
For  men  to  build  their  heav'n  upon? 
I'll  make  him  my  foundation  too, 
Nor  fear  the  plots  of  hell  below.] 

14  [Is  he  a  temple?  I  adore 

Th'  indwelling  majesty  and  power; 
And  still  to  his  mo*t  holy  place, 
Whene'er  I  pray,  I'll  turn  my  race.] 

15  [Is  he  a  star?  He  breaks  the  night, 
Piercing  the  shades  with  dawning  light; 
I  know  his  glories  from  afar, 

1  know  the  bright,  the  morning-star.] 

16  [Is  he  a  sun  ?  His  beams  are  grace, 
His  course  is  joy  and  righteousness : 
Nations  rejoice  when  he  appears 

To  chase  dieir  clouds,  and  dry  their  tears.] 

17  [O  let  me  climb  those  higher  skies, 
Where  storms  and  darkness  never  rise; 
There  he  displays  his  powers  abroad, 
And  shines,  and  reigns  th'  incarnate  God.] 

IS  Nor  earth,  nor  seas,  nor  sun,  nor  stars, 
Nor  heav'n  his  full  resemblance  bears; 
flis  beauties  we  can  uever  trace, 
Till  we  behold  him  face  to  lace. 


Cc 


322  HYMN  147,  148.  book  u 

HYMN  147.    L.  M. 

The  names  and  Titles  of  Christ.    From  several  Scriptures, 
'l-X'npnS*  from  the  treasures  of  his  word 
JL    I  borrow  titles  for  my  Lord ; 
Nor  art  nor  nature  can  supply 
Sufficient  forms  of  majesty. 

2  Bright  image  of  the  Father's  face, 
Shining  with  undiminish'd  rays; 
Th'  eternal  God's  eternal  Son, 
The  heir  and  partner  of  his  throne.] 

3  The  King  of  kings,  the  Lord  most  High 
Writes  his  own  name  upon  his  thigh  : 
He  wears  a  garment  dipp'd  in  blood, 
And  breaks  the  nations  with  his  rod. 

4  Where  grace  can  neither  melt  nor  move. 
The  Lamb  resents  his  injur'd  love, 
Awakes  his  wrath  without  delay, 

And  Judah's  Lion  tears  the  prey. 

5  But  when  for  works  of  peace  he  comes, 
What  winning  titles  he  assumes  I 

"  Light  of  the" world,"  and  "  Life  of  men  ;" 

Nor  bears  those  characters  in  vain. 
C)  With  tender  pity  in  his  heart 

He  acts  the  Mediator's  part; 

A  friend  and  brother  he  appears, 

And  well  fulfils  the  name  he  wears. 
7  At  length  the  Judge  his  throne  ascends, 

Divides  the  rebels  from  his  friends, 

And  saints  in  full  fruition  prove 

His  rich  variety  of  love. 

HYMN  148.    P.M. 

The  same  as  the  148th  Psalm 

1  ^niTlTH  cheerful  voice  1  sing 

T  T      The  titles  of  my  Lord, 
And  borrow  all  the  names 

Of  honour  from  his  word. 
Nature  and  art  can  ne'er  supph 
Sufficient  forms  of  majesty. 

2  [n  Jesus  we  behold 

His  Father's  glorious  face, 
Shining  for  ever  bright 

With  mild  and  lovely  ra}7s. 
Th'  eternal  God's  eternal  Son, 
Inherits  and  partakes  the  throne „] 


book,.  HYMN  149. 

-3  Tire  sov'reign  King  of  kings, 
The  Lord  of  lords  most  bight 
Writes  his  own  name  upon 

Mis  garment  and  his  thigh. 
His  name  is  call'd  "the  word  of  God," 
He  rules  the  earth  with  iron  rod. 

4  Where  promises  and  grace 

Can  neither  melt  nor  move, 
The  angry  Lamb  resents 

The  inj'ries  of  his  love; 
Awakes  his  wrath  without  delay, 
As  lions  roar  and  tear  the  prey. 

5  But  when  for  works  of  peace 

The  great  Redeemer  comes, 
What  gentle  characters, 

What  titles  he  assumes! 
"  Light  of  the  world,"  and  "  life  of  men  :" 
Nor  will  he  bear  those  names  in  vain. 

6  Immense  compassion  reigns 

In  our  Immanuel's  heart, 
When  he  descends  to  act 

A  Mediators  part. 
He  is  a  friend,  and  brother  too, 
Divinely  kind,  divinely  true. 

7  At  length  the  Lord  the  Judge 

His  awful  throne  ascends, 
And  drives  the  rebels  far 

From  favourites  and  friends : 
Then  shall  the  saints  completely  prove 
The  heights  and  depths  of  all  his  love. 
HYMN  149.     L.  M. 

The  Office  of  Christ      From  several  Scriptures. 

1  |  OIN  ali  the  names  of  love  and  power 
$3    That  ever  men  or  angels  bore, 

All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth, 
Or  set  ImmanuePs  glory  forth. 

2  But  O  what  condescending  ways 
He  takes  to  teach  his  heav'nly  grace  ! 
My  eyes  with  joy  and  wonder  see 
What  forms  of  love  he  bears  for  me. 

3  [The  "angel  of  the  cov'nant"  stands 
With  his  commission  in  his  hands, 
Sent  from  his  Father's  milder  throne 
To  make  his  great  salvation  known.] 


•124  HYMN  150.  book 

4  [Great  Prophet,  let  me  bless  thy  name  : 
By  thee  the  joyful  tidings  came. 

Of  wrath  appeas'd,  of  sins  forgiv'n, 

Of  hell  subdu'd  and  peace  with  heav'n.] 

5  [My  bright  example  and  my  guide, 
1  would  be  walking  near  thy  side ; 

0  let  me  never  run  astray, 
Nor  follow  the  forbidden  way!] 

0  £[  love  my  Shepherd,  he  shall  keep 
My  wand'ring  soul  amongst  his  sheep : 
He  feeds  his  flock,  he  calls  their  names. 
And  in  his  bosom  bears  the  lambs.] 

7  [My  Surety  undertakes  my  cause, 
Answ'ring  his  Father's  broken  laws; 
Behold  my  soul  at  freedom  set, 
My  surety  paid  the  dreadful  debt.] 

*  Jesus,  my  great  High-Priest,  has  died. 

1  seek  no  sacrifice  beside; 

His  blood  did  once  for  all  atone 
And  now  it  pleads  before  the  throne.] 
<>  pMy  Advocate  appears  on  high, 
The  Father  lays  his  thunder  by; 
i>ot  all  that  earth  or  hell  can  say, 
Shall  turn  my  Father's  heart  away. 

10  [My  Lord,  my  Conqu'ror,  and  my  King, 
Thy  sceptre  and  thy  sword  1  sing; 
Thine  is  the  vict'ry,  and  I  sit 

A  joyful  subject  at  thy  feet.] 

11  Aspire,  my  soul,  to  glorious  deeds, 
The  "Captain  of  Salvation"  leads: 
March  on,  nor  fear  to  win  the  day, 
Though  death  and  hell  obstruct  the  way. 

12  Should  death  and  hell,  and  powers  unknown 
Put  all  their  forms  of  mischief  on, 

I  shall  be  safe,  for  Christ  displays 
Salvation  in  more  sov'reign  ways. 
HYMN  160.     P.M. 

The  same  as  the  148lh  Psalm. 
1     |"01N  all  the  glorious  names 
fcf    Of  wisdom,  love,  and  power, 
That  ever  mortals  knew, 
That  angels  ever  bore; 
All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth. 
Too  mean  to  set  my  Saviour  forth, 


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2  But  O  what  gentle  terms, 

What  condescending  ways 
Doth  our  Redeemer  use 

To  teach  his  heav'nly  grace! 
•  Mine  eyes  with  joy  and  wonder  see 
What  forms  of  love  he  bears  forme. 

3  [Array'd  in  mortal  flesh, 

He  like  an  angel  stands, 
And  holds  the  promises 

And  pardons  in  his  hands  : 
Commission  from  his  Father's  throne, 
To  make  his  grace  to  mortals  known.] 

4  [Great  Prophet  of  my  God, 

My  tongue  would  bless  thy  name: 
By  thee  the  joyful  news 

Of  our  salvation  came  ; 
The  joyful  news  of  sins  forgiv'n, 
Of  hell  subdu'd,  and  peace  with  heaven.] 

5  [Be  thou  my  counsellor, 

My  pattern  and  my  guide; 
And  through  this  desert  land 

Still  keep  me  near  thy  side  ; 
O  let  my  feet  ne'er  run  astray, 
Nor  rove,  nor  seek  the  crooked  way  !] 

6  [I  love  my  Shepherd's  voice, 

His  watchful  eyes  shall  keep 
My  wand'ring  soul  among 

The  thousands  of  his  sheep: 
He  feeds  his  flock,  he  calls  their  names. 
His  bosom  bears  the  tender  lambs.] 

7  [To  this  dear  Surety's  hand 

Will  I  commit  my  cause; 
He  answers  and  fulfils 

His  Father's  broken  laws. 
Behold  my  soul  at  freedom  set; 
My  Surety  paid  the  dreadful  debt,] 

8  [Jesus,  my  great  High-Priest, 

Ofter'd  his  blood  and  died  ; 
My  guilty  conscience  seeks 

No  sacrifice  beside, 
His  powerful  blood  did  once  atone; 
And  now  it  pleads  before  the  throne. 

C  c2 


326  HYMN  150.  jiook  u 

9  [My  Advocate  appears 

For  my  defence  on  high ; 
The  Father  bows  his  ears* 
And  lays  his  thunder  b}^ 
Not  all  that  hell  or  sin  can  say, 
Shall  turn  his  heart,  his  love  away.] 

10  [My  dear  almighty  Lord, 

My  Conqu'ror  and  my  King, 
Thy  sceptre  and  thy  sword, 

Thy  reigning  grace  I  sing. 
Thine  is  the  power:  behold  I  sit 
In  willing  bonds  beneath  thy  feet.2 

11  [Now  let  my  soul  arise, 

And  tread  the  tempter  down: 
My  captain  leads  me»  forth 

To  conquest  and  a  crown. 
A  feeble  saint  shall  win  the  day, 
Though  death  and  hell  obstruct  the  way.] 

12  Should  all  the  hosts  of  death, 

And  powers  of  hell  unknown, 
Put  their  most  dreadful  forms 

Of  rage  and  mischief  on, 
I  shall  be  safe,  for  Christ  displays 
Superior  power  and  guardian  grace. 


END  OF    THE    FIRST  BOOK, 


HYMNS. 


BOOK  II. 

COMPOSED  ON  DIVINE  SUBJECTS. 

HYMN    I.     L.  M. 

A  Song  in  Praise  to  God  from  Great-Britain. 

1  TVTATURE  witb  all  her  powers  shall  sing 
J-^l    God  the  Creator  and  the  King : 

Nor  air,  nor  earth,  nor  skies,  nor  seas 
Deny  the  tribute  of  their  praise. 

2  [Begin  to  make  his  glories  known, 
Ye  seraphs,  that  sit  near  his  throne; 

Tune  your  harps  high,  and  spread  the  sound 
To  the  creation's  utmost  bound.] 

3  [All  mortal  things  of  meaner  frame, 
Exert  your  force,  and  own  his  name; 
Whilst  with  our  souls,  and  with  our  voicer 
We  sing  his  honours  and  our  joys.] 

4  [To  him  be  sacred  all  we  have, 
From  the  young  cradle  to  the  grave ; 
Our  lips  shall  his  long  wonders  tell, 
And  every  word  a  miracle.] 

5  [This  northern  isle,  our  native  land, 
Lies  safe  in  the  Almighty's  hand  : 
Our  foes  of  victory  dream  in  vain, 
And  wear  the  captivating  chain. 

ti  He  builds  and  guards  the  British  thronej 
And  makes  it  gracious,  like  his  own; 
Makes  our  successive  princes  kind, 
And  gives  our  dangers  to  the  wind.] 

7  Raise  monumental  praises  high 

To  him  that  thunders  through  the  sky. 
And  with  an  awful  nod  or  frown 
Shakes  an  aspiring  tyrant  down. 

S  [Pillar*:  of  lasting  brass  proclaim 
The  triumphs  of  th'  eternal  name; 
While  trembling  nations  read  from  far 
The  honours  of  the  God  of  war.] 

S  Thus  let  our  flaming  zeal  employ 

Our  loftiest  thoughts  and  loudest  songs  : 
.Britain  pronounce  with  warmest  joy 
Hosanna  from  ten  thousand  tongues. 


328  HYNM2,  3.  book  h. 

10  [Yet,  mighty  God,  our  feeble  frame 

Attempts  in  vain  to  reach  thy  name  : 

The  strongest  notes  that  angels  raise, 

Faint  in  the  worship  and  the  praise.J 

HYMN  2.     C.  ML 

The  Death  of  a  Sinner. 

1  TVTY  thoughts  on  awful  subjects  roll. 
-*-"-*-  Damnation  and  the  dead  ; 
What  horrors  seize  the  guilty  soul 

Upon  a  dying  bed  ! 

2  Ling'ring  about  these  mortal  shores, 

She  makes  a  long  delay: 
Till,  like  a  flood,  with  rapid  force 
Death  sweeps  the  wretch  away. 

3  Then  swift  and  dreadful  she  descends 

Down  to  the  fi'ry  coast, 
Amongst  abominable  fiends, 
Herself  a  frighted  ghost. 

4  There  endless  crowds  of  sinners  lie, 

And  darkness  makes  their  chains; 
Tortur'd  with  keen  despair  they  cry, 
Yet  wait  for  fiercer  pains. 

5  Not  all  their  anguish  and  their  blood 

For  their  old  guilt  atones, 
Nor  the  compassion  of  a  God 
Shall  hearken  to  their  groans. 

6  Amazing  grace,  that  kept  my  breath, 

Nor  bid  my  soul  remove, 
Till  1  had  learn'd  my  Saviour's  death,, 
And  well  insur'd  his  love! 
HYMN  3.     C.  M. 

The  Death  and  Burial  of  a  Saint. 
&  "^LTSTHY  do  we  mourn  departing  friends? 
H     Or  shake  at  death's  alarms 
sTis  but  the  voice  that  Jesus  sends 
To  call  them  to  his  arms. 

2  Are  we  not  tending  upward  too 

As  fast  as  time  can  move  ? 
Nor  should  we  wish  the  hours  more  slow. 
To  keep  us  from  our  love. 

3  Why  should  we  tremble  to  convey 

Their  bodies  to  the  tomb? 
There  the  dear  flesh  of  Jesus  lay, 
And  left  a  long  perfume. 


book  ii.  HYMN  4,  5.  329 

4  The  graves  of  all  his  saints  be  bless'd 

And  soften'd  every  bed; 
Where  should  the  dying-  members  rest, 
But  with  their  dying  head  ? 

5  Thence  he  arose,  ascending  high, 

And  show'd  our  feet  the  way; 
Up  to  the  Lord  our  flesh  shall  fly, 
At  the  great  rising-day. 
(j  Then  let  the  last  loud  trumpet  sound, 
And  bid  our  kindred  rise: 
Awake  ye  nations  under  ground; 
Ye  saints  ascend  the  skies. 
HYMN  4.     L.  M. 

Salvation  in  the  Cross. 

1  TJERE  at  thy  cross,  my  dying  God, 
JUL  I  lay  my  soul  beneath  thy  love, 
Beneath  the  droppings  of  thy  blood, 
Jesus!  nor  shall  it  e'er  remove. 

2  Not  all  that  tyrants  think  or  say, 
With  rage  and  lightning  in  tbeir  eyes, 
Nor  hell  shall  fright  my  heart  away, 
Should  hell  with  all  its  legions  rise. 

3  Should  worlds  conspire  to  drive  me  thence, 
Moveless  and  firm  this  heart  should  he  ; 
Resolv'd  (for  that's  my  last  defence) 

If  I  must  perish,  there  to  die. 

4  But  speak,  my  Lord,  and  calm  my  fear; 
Am  1  not  safe  beneath  thy  shade! 

Thy  vengeance  will  not  strike  me  here. 
Nor  Satan  dares  my  soul  invade. 

5  Yes,  I'm  secure  beneath  thy  blood, 
And  all  my  foes  shall  lose  their  aim  : 
Hosanna  to  my  dying  God, 

And  my  best  honours  to  his  name. 
HYMN  5.     L.  M. 

Longing  to  praise  Christ  better. 

1  ORD,  when  my  thoughts  with  wonder  roll 
JLi  O'er  the  sharp  sorrows  of  thy  soul, 

And  read  my  Maker's  broken  laws, 
Repair'd  and  honoured  by  thy  cross  : 

2  When  I  behold  death,  hell,  and  sin, 
Vanquished  by  that  dear  blood  of  thine; 
And  see  the  man  that  groan'd  and  died, 
Sit  glorious  by  his  Father's  side ; 


330  HYMN  6, 7.  book  ii. 

3  My  passions  rise  and  soar  above, 
I'm  wing'd  with  faith,  and  firM  with  love; 
Fain  would  I  reach  eternal  things, 
And  learn  the  notes  that  Gabriel  sings  : 

4  But  my  heart  fails,  my  tongue  complains 
For  want  of  their  immortal  strains; 
And  in  such  humble  notes  as  these 
Must  fall  below  thy  victories. 

5  Well,  the  kind  minute  must  appear, 
When  we  shall  leave  these  bodies  here, 
These  clogs  of  clay  ;  and  mount  on  high, 
To  join  the  songs  above  the  sky. 

HYMM  6.     C.  M. 

A  Morning  Song 

1  |T\NCE  more,  my  souL  the  rising  day 
^kJ?    Salutes  thy  waking  eyes  ; 
Once  more,  my  voice,  thy  tribute  pay 

To  him  that  rules  the  skies. 

2  Night  unto  night  his  name  repeats; 

'The  day  renews  the  sound, 
Wide  as  the  heav'n  on  which  he  sits 
To  turn  the  seasons  round. 

3  'Tis  he  supports  my  mortal  frame; 

My  tongue  shall  speak  his  praise*^ 
My  sin  would  rouse  his  wrath  to  flame* 
And  yet  his  wrath  delays. 

4  [On  a  poor  worm  thy  power  might  tread, 

And  I  could  ne'er  withstand  ; 
Thy  justice  might  have  crush'd  me  dead, 
But  mercy  held  thine  hand. 

5  A  thousand  wretched  souls  are  fled 

Since  the  last  setting  sun, 
And  yet  thou  length'nest  out  my  thread, 
And  yet  my  moments  run.] 

6  Dear  God,  let  all  my  hours  be  thine, 

Whilst  I  enjoy  the  light  ; 
Then  shall  my  sun  in  smiles  declinej 
And  bring  a  pleasant  night. 

HYMN  7.     C.  M. 

An  Evening  Song.  * 


1  [THREAD  Sov'rei^n,  let  my 
JLr    Like  holy  incense  rise ; 
Assist  the  offerings  of  my  tongue 
To  reach  the  lofty  skies. 


ev?ning  song 


bops:  II.  HYMN  8.  38J 

ra  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  day 
Thy  hand  was  still  my  guard, 
And  still  to  drive  my  wants  away 
Thy  mercy  stood  prepared.] 

3  Perpetual  blessings  from  above 

Encompass  me  around, 
But  O  how  few  returns  of  love 
Hath  my  Creator  found  ! 

4  What  have  I  done  for  him  that  died 

To  save  my  wretched  soul  ! 
How  are  my  follies  multiplied, 
Fast  as  my  minutes  roll  ! 

5  Lord,  with  this  guilty  heart  of  mine3 

To  thy  dear  cross  I  flee, 
And  to  thy  grace  my  soul  resign, 
To  be  renewM  by  thee. 
(j  Sprinkled  afresh  with  pardoning  bloody 
I  lay  me  down  to  rest, 
As  in  th'  embraces  of  my  God, 
Or  on  my  Saviour's  breast. 

HYMN  k     C.  M. 

An  Hymn  for  Morning  or  Evening . 

1  "HTTOSANNA  with  a  cheerful  sound", 
JH   To  God's  upholding  hand  ; 
Ten  thousand  snares  attend  us  rounds 

And  yet  secure  we  stand. 

2  That  was  a  most  amazing  power 

That  rais'd  us  with  a  word. 
And  ev'ry  day,  and  ev'ry  hour, 
We  lean  upon  the  Lord. 

3  The  ev'ning  rests  our  weary  head, 

And  angels  guard  the  room  ; 
We  wake,  and  we  admire  the  bed 
That  wns  not  made  our  tomb. 
4,  The  rising-  morning  can't  assure 
That  we  shall  end  the  day  ; 
For  death  stands  ready  at  the  door 
To  take  our  lives  away. 
5  Our  breath  is  forfeited  by  sin, 
To  God's  avenging  law; 
We  own  thy  grace,  immortal  King, 
In  ev'ry  gasp  we  draw. 
$  God  is  our  sun,  whose  daily  light 
Our  joy  and  safety  brings; 


382  HYMN  9,  10.  book  n. 

Our  feeble  flesh  lies  safe  at  night, 
Beneath  his  shady  wings. 

HYMN  9.     C.  M. 

Godly  Sorrow  arising  from  the  Sufferings  of  Christ' 

1  A   LAS,  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed! 
jtJL   And  did  my  sov'reign  die  ! 
Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 

For  such  a  worm  as  I  ? 

2  [Thy  body  slaiu,  sweet  Jesus,  thine, 

And  bath'd  in  its  own  blood, 

While  all  expos'd  to  wrath  divine, 

The  glorious  sufPrer  stood.] 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  1  had  done, 

He  groan'd  upon  the  tree  ? 
Amazing*  pity  !  grace  unknown  ! 
And  love  beyond  degree  ! 

4  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  shut  his  glories  in, 
When  God  the  mighty  Maker  died 
For  man  the  creature's  sin. 

5  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face, 

While  his  dear  cross  appears, 
Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  my  eyes  to  tears. 

6  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe  : 
Here,  Lord,  I  give  my  self  away  ; 
'Tis  all  that  1  can  do. 

HYMN  10.     CM. 

Parting  with  carnal  joys. 

1  T^/|"Y  soul  forsakes  her  vain  delight, 
ITJl  And  bids  the  world  farewell; 
Base  as  the  dirt  beneath  my  feet, 

And  mischievous  as  hell. * 

2  No  longer  will  I  ask  your  love, 

Nor  seek  your  friendship  more  5 
The  happiness  that  I  approve 
Is  not  within  your  power. 

3  There's  nothing  round  the  spacious  earth 

That  suits  my  large  desire; 
To  boundless  joy  and  solid  mirth 
My  nobler  thoughts  aspire. 

4  [Where  pleasure  rolls  its  living  flood, 

From  sin  and  dross  refin'd, 


HOOK  II. 


HYMN  11,  12  833 


Still  springing  from  the  throuc  of  God, 
And  fit  to  cheer  the  mind. 

5  TV  Almighty  Ruler  of  the  sphere, 

The  glorious  and  the  great, 
Brings  his  own  all-sufficience  there, 
To  make  our  bliss  complete.] 

6  Had  I  the  pinions  of  a  dove, 

I'd  climb  the  heav'nly  road  ; 
There  sits  my  Saviour  dre»s'd  in  love, 
And  there  my  smiling  God. 
HYMN  11.     L.  M. 

The  same. 

1  [  SEND  the  joys  of  earth  away ; 
JL  Away  ye  tempters  of  the  mind, 
False  as  the  smooth  deceitful  sea, 

And  empty  as  the  whistling  wind. 

2  Your  streams  were  floating  me  along 

Down  to  the  gulph  of  black  despair; 
And  whilst  I  listen'd  to  your  song, 

Your  streams  had  e'en  convey'd  me  there. 

3  Lord,  1  adore  thy  matchless  grace. 

That  warn'd  me  of  that  dark  abyss, 
That  drew  me  from  those  treach'rous  seas, 
And  bid  me  seek  superior  bliss. 

4  Now  to  the  shining*  realms  above 

I  stretch  my  hands,  and  glance  mine  eyess 
O  for  the  pinions  of  a  dove, 
To  bear  me  to  the  upper  skies ! 

5  There  from  the  bosom  of  my  God, 

Oceans  of  endless  pleasures  roll; 
There  would  I  fix  my  last  abode, 
And  drown  the  sorrows  of  my  soul. 
HYMN  12.     C.  M. 

Christ  is  the  Substance  of  the  Levitival  Priesthood 

1  ri^HE  true  Messiah  now  appears, 

J_    The  types  are  all  withdrawn  ; 
So  fly  the  shadows  and  the  stars  * 

Before  the  rising"  dawn. 

2  No  smoking  sweets,  nor  bleeding  lambs, 

Nor  kid,  nor  bullock  slain  ; 
Incense  and  spice  of  costly  names, 
Would  all  be  burnt  in  vain. 

3  Aaron  must  lay  his  robes  away, 

His  mitre  and  his  vest, 

Dd 


i34  HYMN  13,  14.  bo ok  il. 

When  God  himself  comes  down  to  be 
The  ofPring  and  the  priest. 
I  He  took  our  monal  flesh  to  show 
The  wonders  of  his  love; 
For  us  he  paid  his  life  below, 
And  prays  for  us  above. 
5  "Father,"  he  cries,  "  forgive  their  sins, 
"For  I  myself  have  died  ;" 
And  then  he  shows  his  open'd  veins, 
And  pleads  his  wounded  side. 
HYMN   I*.     L.M. 

The  Creation,  Preservation,  Dissolution,  and  Restoration  of  this  )\ . 

1  £2ING  to  the  Lord  that  built  the  skies, 
kl?  The  Lord  that  rear'd  this  stately  frame; 
Let  all  the  nations  sound  his  praise, 

And  lands  unknown  repeat  bis  name. 

2  He  form'd  the  seas,  and  form'd  the  hills* 

Made  every  drop  and  every  dust, 
Nature  and  time,  with  a!!  their  wheels, 
And  push'd  them  into  motion  first. 

3  Now,  from  his  high  imperial  throne 

He  looks  far  down  upon  the  spheres; 
He  bids  the  shining-  orbs  roll  on, 

And  round  he  turns  the  hasty  years., 

4  Thus  shall  this  moving  engine  last, 

Tdl  all  his  saints  are  gather'd  in; 
Then  for  the  trumpet's  dreadful  blast, 
To  shake  it  all  to  dust  again. 
"y  Yet  when  the  sound  shall  tear  the  skies, 
And  lightning  burn  the  globe  below, 
Saints  you  may  lift  your  joyful  eyes, 
There's  a  new  heav'n  and  earth  for  you 
HYMN  14.     SI.  M. 

The  Lord' s  Day ;  or,  Delight  in  Ordinances* 

1  "MTELC'OME,  sweet  day  of  rest, 

TV     That  saw  the  Lord  arise; 
Welcome  to  this  reviving  breast, 
And  these  rejoicing  eyes! 

2  The  King  hirnse  f  comes  near, 

And  feasts  his  saints  to-day; 
Here  we  may  sit,  and  see  him  here* 
And  love,  and  praise,  and  pray. 

3  One  day  amidst  the  place 

Where  my  dear  God  hath  been,. 


ok  ii.  HYMN  15,  16.  »35 

Is  sweeter  than  ten  thousand  days 
Of  pleasurable  sin. 
i  My  willing  soul  would  stay 
In  sucb  a  frame  as  this, 
And  sit  and  sing  hcrsejf  away 
To  everlasting  blis«. 

HYMN   15.     L.  M. 

The  Enjoyment  of  Christ ;  or,  Delight  in  Worship, 

1  rjlARfrom  my  thoughts  vain  world  begone, 
JP     Let  my  religious  hours  alone;  • 
Fain  would  my  eyes  my  Saviour  see ; 

I  wait  a  visit,  Lord,  from  thee. 

2  My  heart  grows  warm  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindles  with  a  pure  desire: 
Come,  my  dear  Jesus,  from  above, 
And  feed  my  soul  with  heav'nly  love. 

3  [The  trees  of  life  immortal  stand 
In  fragrant  rows  at  thy  rig^ht  band, 
And  in  sweet  murmurs  by  th<eir  side 
Rivers  of  bliss  perpetual  glide. 

4  Haste  then,  but  with  a  smiling  face, 
And  spread  the  table  of  thy  grace  : 
Bring  down  a  taste  of  truth  divine, 
And  cheer  my  heart  with  sacred  wine.] 

5  Bless'd  Jesus,  what  delicious  fare! 
How  sweet  thy  entertainments  are! 
Never  did  angels  taste  above 
Redeeming  grace,  and  dying  love. 

4)  Hail,  great  Immanuel,  all  divine! 
In  thee  thy  Father's  glories  shine; 
Thou  brightest,  sweetest,  fairest  one, 
1  hat  eves  have  seen,  or  angels  known. 
HYMN  16.     L.  M. 

Part  the  Second. 
7  ORD,  what  a  heav'n  of  saving  grace 

M-J  Shines  thro'  the  beauties  of  thy  face,. 

And  lights  our  passions  to  a  flame! 

Lord  !  how  we  love  thy  charmino-  name  ! 
S  When  I  can  say,  my  God  is  mine, 

When  I  can  feel  thy  glories  shine, 

I  tread  the  world  beneath  my  feet, 

And  all  that  earth  calls  good  or  great. 
*  While  such  a  scene  of  sacred  joys 

Our  raptur'd  eyes  and  souls  employs, 


#3G  HYMN  17,  18.  book  h. 

Here  we  could  sit  and  gaze  away 
A  long  and  everlasting-  day. 

10  Well,  we  shall  quickly  pass  the  night, 
To  the  fair  coast  of  perfect  light: 
Then  shall  our  joyful  senses  rove 
O'er  the  dear  object  of  our  love. 

11  [There  shall  we  drink  full  draughts  of  bliss, 
And  pluck  new  life  from  heav'nly  trees! 
Yet  now  and  then,  dear  Lord,  bestow 

A  drop  of  heav'n  on  worms  below. 

12  Send  comforts  down  from  thy  right  hand, 
While  we  pass  through  this  barren  land, 
And  in  thy  temple  let  us  see 

A  glimpse  of  love,  a  glimpse  of  thee.] 
HYMN  17.     C.  M. 

God's  Eternity. 

1  ~jTh  ISE,  rise,  my  soul,  and  leave  the  ground ; 
MMj  Stretch  all  thy  thoughts  abroad 

And  rouse  up  every  tuneful  sound 
To  praise  th'  eternal  God. 

2  Long  e'er  the  lofty  skies  were  spread, 

Jehovah  fill'd  his  throne, 
Or  Adam  form'd,  or  angels  made, 
The  Maker  liv'd  alone. 
»>  His  boundless  years  can  ne'er  decrease* 
But  still  maintain  their  prime; 
Eternity's  his  dwelling  place, 
And  ever  is  his  time. 
1  While  like  a  tide  our  minutes  flow, 
The  present  and  the  past, 
He  fills  his  own  immortal  now, 
And  sees  our  ages  waste. 
5  The  sea  and  sky  must  perish  too, 
And  vast  destruction  come! 
The  creatures — look!  how  old  they  grow* 
And  wait  their  fi'ry  doom. 
43  Well,  let  the  sea  shrink  all  away, 
And  flame  melt  down  the  skies! 
My  God  shall  live  an  endless  day, 
When  th'  old  creation  dies. 

HYMN   I*.     L.  M. 

The  Ministry  of  Angels. 

{  ITITGH  on  a  hill  of  dazzling  light, 
JO,  The  King  of  glory  spreads  his  sp 


1 

book  ii.  HYMN  10.  •f'i" 

And  troops  of  angels  stretch'd  for  flight, 
Stand  waiting  round  his  awful  feet. 

2  "  Go,"  saith  the  Lord,*  "  my  Gabriel,  go, 

"Salute  the  virgin's  fruitful  womb; 
"Make  h;»ste,  f  ye  cherubs,  down  below, 
"Sifrg  and  proclaim  the  Saviour  come." 

3  Here  <*  bright  squadron*  leaves  the  skies, 

And  thick  around  Ehsha  stands; 
Anon  a  heav'nly  soldier  flies, 

And  breaks  the  chains  from  Peter's||  hands. 

4  Thy  winged  troops,  O  God  of  hosts, 

Wait  on  thy  wand'ring  church  below; 
Here  we  are  sailing  to  thy  coasts, 
Let  angels  be  our  convoy  too. 

5  Are  they  not  all  thy  servants,^  Lord  ! 

At  thy  command  they  go  and  come; 
With  cheerful  haste  obey  thy  word, 
And  jjuard  thy  children  to  their  home. 
HYMN  19.     C.  M. 

Our  frail  Bodies,  and  God  our  Preserver. 
1  ET  others  boast  how  strong  they  be., 

-■— ^   Nor  death  nor  danger  fear; 
But  we'll  confess",  O  Lord,  to  thee, 
What  feeble  things  we  are. 
'2  Fresh  as  the  grass  our  bodies  stand, 
And  flourish  bright  and  gay; 
A  blasting  wind  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
And  fades  the  grass  away. 
S  Our  life"  contains  a  thousand  springs, 
And  dies  if  one  be  gone: 
Strang   !  that  a  harp  of  thousand  strings 
Should  keep  in  tune  so  long. 
4  But  'tis  our  God  supports  our  frame, 
The  God  that  built  us  first; 
Salvation  to  th'  almighty  Name 
Thnt  rear'd  us  from  the  dust. 
3  [He  spoke,  and  straight  our  hearts  and  brains 
In  all  their  motions  rose; 
"Let  blood,  *  said  he,  "flow  round  the  veins,*" 
And  round  the  veins  it  flows. 
fcr  While  we  have  breath,  or  use  our  tongues; 
Our  Maker  we'll  adore; 

*  f.nke  i.  26.  tLuke  ii.  13.  %<l  Kings  vi.  17.  j|  Acts  sir.  7.  fHe.b.  i.  1" 

Dd2 


$3%  HYMN  20.  book  n 

His  Spirit  moves  our  heaving  lungs, 
Or  they  would  breathe  no  more.] 
HYMN  20.     C.  M. 

Backsliding,  and  Returns;  or,  the  Inconstancy  of  our  Loir 

1  \717"HY  is  my  heart  so  far  from  thee, 

▼  »      My  God,  my  chief  delight? 
Why  are  my  thoughts  no  more  by  day 
With  thee,  no  more  by  night? 

2  [Why  should  my  foolish  passions  rove? 

Where  can  such  sweetness  be, 
As  I  have  tasted  in  thy  love, 
As  I  have  found  in  thee  ?] 

3  When  my  forgetful  sou!  renews 

The  savour  of  thy  grace, 
My  heart  presumes  1  cannot  lose 
The  relish  ai!  my  days. 

4  Bur  ere  one  Meeting  hour  is  pass'd, 

The  flalt'ring  world  employs 
Some  sensual  bait  to  seize  ray  taste. 
And  to  pollute  toy  joys. 

5  [TriftVs  of  nature  or  of  art, 

With  fair  deceitful  charms, 
Intrude  mto  my  thoughtless  heart, 

And  thrust  me  from  thy  arms.] 
iy  Then  I  repent  and  vex  my  soul 

That  1  should  leave  thee  so: 
Where  will  those  wild  affections  roll, 

That  !<-t  a  Saviour  go? 

7  [Sin's  prom  is' d  joys  are  turn'd  to  pain, 

And  I  am  drown'd  in  in  grief; 
But  my  dear  Lord  returns  again, 
He  flies  to  my  relief: 

8  Seizing  my  soul  with  sweet  surprise. 

He  draws  with  loving  bands; 
Divine  compassion  iu  his  eyes. 

And  pardon  in  his  hands.] 
J)  [Wretch  that  I  am,  to  wander  thus 

In  chase  of  false  delight! 
Let  me  be  (justefi'd  to  thy  cross, 

Rather  than  lose  thy  sight. 
\i)  Make  haste,  my  days,  to  reach  the  goal, 

And  bring  my  heart  to  rest 
On  the  dear  centre  of  ray  soul, 

M>  (.Jod,  my  Saviour's  breast.] 


book  ii.  HYMN  21,  22,23.  33& 

HYMN  21.     L.  M. 

A  Song  of  Praise  to  God  the  Redeemer, 

1  ET  the  oid  heathens  tune  their  song* 
JLi  Of  great  Diana,  and  of  Jove; 

But  the  sweet  theme  that  moves  my  tongue, 
Is  my  Redeemer  and  his  love. 

2  Behold  a  God  descends  and  dies, 

To  save  my  soul  from  gaping-  hell ! 

How  the  black  gulph  where  Satan  lies, 

Yawn'd  to  receive  rne  when  I  fell ! 

3  How  justice  frown'd,  and  vengeance  stood. 

To  drive  me  down  to  endless  pain! 
But  the  great  Son  propos'd  his  blood, 
And  neav'nly  wrath  grew  mild  again* 

4  Infinite  Lover!  gracious  Lord ! 

To  thee  be  endless  honours  giv'n  ; 
Thy  wondrous  name  shall  be  ador'd 

Round  the  wide  earth,  and  wider  heav'n. 
HYMN  22.     L    M. 

With  God  is  terrible  Majesty, 

1  npERRIBLli  God,  that  reigo'fet  on  bigh, 

JL    How  awful  is  thy  thund'ring  hand! 
Thy  fi'ry  bolts  how  fierce  they  fly ! 
Nor  call  ail  earth  or  hell  withstand. 

2  This  the  old  rebel-angels  knew, 

And  Satan  fell  beneath  thy  frown: 
Thine  arrows  struck  the  traitor  through. 
And  weighty  veng'ance  sunk  him  down. 

3  This  Sodom  felt,  and  fels  it  still, 

And  roars  beneath  th?  eternal  load: 
"  With  endless  burnings  who  can  dwell, 
"  Or  bear  the  fury  of  a  God  ! 

4  Tremble,  ye  sinners,  and  submit, 

Throw  down  your  arms  before  his  throne  ; 
Bend  your  heads  low  beneath  his  feet^ 
Or  his  strong  hand  shall  crush  you  do\> 
4  And  ye,  bless'd  saints,  that  love  him  too, 
With  rev'reuce  bow  before  his  name; 
Thus  all  his  heav'nly  servants  do: 
God  is  a  bright  and  burning  flame. 
HYMN  23.     L.  M. 

The.  Sight  of  God  and  Christ  in  Heaven. 

\      DESCEND  from  heav'n,  immortal  Dove; 
Stoop  down  and  take  us  on  thy  wiugs* 


340  HYMN  24.  BtfoK  n. 

And  mount  and  bear  us  far  above 
The  reach  of  these  inferior  things : 

2  Beyond,  beyond  this  lower  sky, 

Up  where  eternal  ages  roll, 
Where  solid  pleasures  never  die, 
And  fruits  immortal  feast  the  soul, 

3  O  for  a  sight,  a  pleasing  sight 

Of  our  almigrhtv  Father's  throne ! 
There  sits  our  Saviour,  crown'd  with  light; 
ClotlTd  in  a  body  like  our  own. 

4  Adoring  saints  around  him  stand, 

And  thrones  and  powers  before  him  fall; 
The  God  shines  gracious  through  the  man, 
And  sheds  sweet  glories  on  them  all .' 

5  O  what  amazing  joys  they  feel, 

While  to  their  golden  harps  they  sing-, 
And  sit  on  every  heav'nly  hill. 

And  spread  the  triumphs  of  their  King! 
0  When  shall  the  day,  dear  Lord,  appear, 
That  1  shall  mount  to  dwell  above, 
And  stand  and  bow  amongst  'em  there, 
And  view  thv  fare,  and  sing,  and  love? 
HYMN  24.     L.  M. 

The  Evil  of  Sin  visible  in  ike  Fall  of  Angels  and  Men. 

h  "VE7"HLN  the  great  Builder  arch'd  the  skies. 
»  ▼     Ad  form'd  all  nature  with  a  word, 
The  joyful  cherubs  turn'd  his  praise, 
And  everv  bending  throne  ador'd. 
2  High  in  the  midst  of  all  the  throng, 
Satan,  a  tall  archangel,  sat, 
Amongst  the  morning  stars*  he  sung', 
Till  sin  destroy'd  his  heav'nly  state. 
0  ['Twas  ski  that  hurl'd  him  from  his  throne, 
Grov'lling  in  tire  the  rebel  lies: 
"  How  art  thou  sunk  in  darkness  down, 
"Son  of  the  morning*,  from  the  skies  !"] 

6  And  thus  our  two  first  parents  stood, 

Till  sio  defil'd  the  happy  place; 
They  lost  their  garden  and  their  God, 
And  ruin'd  all  their  unborn  race. 
5  |So  sprung  the  plague  from  Adam's  bower. 
And  spread  destruction  all  abroad; 

*Jobxxxviii.  7.  t  Isaiah  sir.  12. 


kook  ii.  HYMN  25,  26.  341 

Sin,  the  curs'd  name,  that  in  one  hour 
Spoil'd  six  days  labour  of  a  God.] 
i)  Tremble  my  soul,  and  mourn  for  grief, 

That  such  a  foe  should  sieze  thy  breast ; 
Fly  to  the  Lord  for  quick  relief; 

O  !  may  he  slay  this  treacherous  guest. 
7  Then  to  thy  throne,  victorious  King, 

Then  to  thy  throne  our  shouts  shall  rise. 
Thine  everlasting  arm  we  sing, 

For  sin,  the  monster,  bleeds  and  dies. 
HYMN  25.     CM. 

Complaining  of  Spiritual  Slofft. 

1  1%/B"Y  drowsy  powers,  why  sleep  you  so? 
jLtJL  Awake  my  sluggish  soul  ! 
Nothing  has  half  thy  work  to  do, 

Yet  nothing's  halt  so  dull. 

2  The  little  ants  for  one  poor  grain 

Labour,  and  tug,  and  strive; 
Yet  we  who  have  a  heav'ii  t*  obtain, 
How  negligent  we  live! 

3  We,  for  whose  sake  all  nature  stands? 

And  stars  their  courses  move; 
We,  for  whose  guard  the  angel  bands 
Come  flying  from  above; 

4  We,  for  whom  God  the  Son  came  down 

And  labour'd  for  our  good, 
How  careless  to  secure  that  crown 
He  purchased  with  his  blood! 

5  Lord,  shall  we  lie  so  sluggish  still, 

And  never  act  our  parts'? 
Come,  holy  dove,  from  th'  heav'uly  hill, 
And  sit  and  warm  our  hearts. 

6  Then  shall  our  active  spirits  move, 

Upward  our  souls  shall  rise; 
With  hands  of  faith,  and  wings  of  love, 
We'll  flv  and  take  the  prize. 

HYMN  26.     L.  M. 

God  invisible. 

1  ORD,  we  are  blind,  we  mortals  blind, 
M-A  We  can't  behold  thv  bright  abode; 
0!  'tis  beyond  a  creature-mind, 

To  glance  a  thought  half-way  to  God* 

2  Infinite  leagues  beyond  the  sky 

The  great  eternal  reigns  alone, 


342  HYMN  27.  book  n. 

Where  neither  wings  nor  souls  can  fly, 
Nor  angels  climb  the  topless  throne. 

3  The  Lord  of  glory  builds  his  seat 

Of  gems  insufferably  bright, 
And  lays  beneath  his  sacred  feet 
Substantial  beams  of  gloomy  night. 

4  Yet,  glorious  Lord,  thy  gracious  eyes 

Look  through  and  cheer  us  from  above ; 
Beyond  our  praise  thy  grandeur  flies, 
Yet  we  adore,  and  yet  we  love. 
HYMN  27.     L.  M. 

Praise  ye  Him  all  his  Angels.     Psalm  cxlviii.  2. 

OD!  the  eternal,  awful  name! 
That  the  whole  heav'nly  army  fears, 
That  shakes  the  wide-  creation's  frame, 
And  Satan  trembles  when  he  hears: 

2  Like  flames  of  fire  his  servants  are, 

And  lights  surrounds  his  dwelling-place; 
But,  O  ye  fi'ry  flames,  declare 
The  brighter  glories  of  his  face. 

3  JTis  not  for  such  poor  worms  as  we 

To  speak  so  infinite  a  thing; 
But  your  immortal  eyes  survey 

The  beauties  of  your  sov'reign  King. 

4  Tell  how  he  shows  his  smiling  face, 

And  clothes  all  heav'n  in  bright  array; 
Triumph  and  joy  run  through  the  place, 
And  son^s  eternal  as  the  day. 

5  Speak  (for  you  feel  this  burning  love) 

What  zeal  it  spreads  through  all  your  frame ; 
That  sacred  fire  dwells  all  above, 
For  we  on  earth  have  lost  the  name. 

6  [Sing  of  his  power  and  justice  too, 

That  infinite  right  hand  of  his, 
That  vanquish'd  Satan  and  his  crew, 

And  thunder  drove  them  down  from  bliss.] 

7  [What  mighty  storms  of  poison'd  darts, 

Where  hurl'd  upon  the  rebels  there! 
What  dreadful  jav'lins  nail'd  their  hearts 

Fast  to  the  racks  of  long  despair.] 
S  [Shout  to  your  King,  ye  heav'nly  host, 

You  that  beheld  the  sinking  foe; 
Firmly  ye  stood,  when  they  were  lost; 

Praise  the  rich  grace  that  kept  you  so.] 


book  ii.  HYMN  28,  '29.  343 

J)  Proclaim  his  wonders  from  the  skies, 
Let  every  distant  nation  hear; 
And  while  you  sound  his  lofty  praise, 
Let  humble  mortals  bow  and  fear. 
HYMN  2K     C.  M. 

Death  and  Eternity. 

1  CJTOOP  down,  my  thoughts,  that  us'd  to  rise  , 
^  Converse  awhile  with  death: 

Think  how  a  gasping-  mortal  lies 
And  pants  away  his  breath. 

2  His  quiv'ring  lip  hangs  feebly  down, 

His  pulses  faint  and  few; 
Then  speechless,  with  a  doleful  groan, 
He  bids  the  world  adieu. 

3  But,  O,  the  sail   that  never  dies! 

At  once  it  leaves  the  ctay ! 
Ye  thoughts,  pursue  it  where  it  files, 
And  track  its  wondrous  way. 

4  Up  to  the  courts  where  angels  dwells 
It  mounts,  triumphing  there  : 

Or  devils  plunge  it  down  to  hell, 
In  infinite  despair. 

5  And  must  my  body  faint  and  die? 
And  must  this  soul  remove? 

Oh,  for  some  guardian  angel  nigb> 
To  bear  it  safe  above  ! 
G  Jesus,  to  thy  dear  faithful  hand 
My  naked  soul  I  trust ; 
And  my  flesh  wai  s  for  thy  command, 
To  drop  into  my  dust. 

HYMN  2.9.     C  Mi 

Redemption  by  Price  and  Power. 
i      TESTIS,  with  all  thy  saints  above, 
*J    My  tongue  would  bear  her  part 
Would  sound  aloud  thy  saving  love, 
And  sing  thy  bleeding  heart. 

2  Bless'd  be  the  Lamb,  my  dearest  Lord, 

Who  bought  me  with  his  blood, 
And  quench'd  his  Father's  flaming  sword 
In  his  own  vital  flood  ; 

3  The  Lamb  that  freed  my  captive  soul 

From  Satan's  heavy  chains, 
\  And  sent  the  Lion  down  to  howl 
Where  hell  and  horror  reigns* 


B44  HYMN->80.  book  ii, 

4  All  glory  to  the  dying  Lamb, 
And  never-ceasing  praise, 
While  angels  !ive  to  know  his  name, 
Or  saints  that  feel  his  grace. 
HYMN  30.     S.  M. 

Heavenly  Joy  on  Earth. 

[1    /^OME,  we  thai  love  the  Lord, 
V^    And  letoui  joys  be  known; 
Join  in  a  song  with  sweet  accord, 
And  thus  surround  the  throne. 

2  The  sorrows  of  the  mind 

Be  ban^h'd  trom  this  place: 
Religion  never  was  design'd 
To  make  our  pleasures  less.] 

3  Let  those  refuse  to  sing 

That  never  knew  our  God, 
But  fav'rites  of  the  heav'nly  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroad. 

4  [The  God  that  rules  on  high 

And  thunders  when  he  please, 
That  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky, 
And  manages  the  seas:] 

5  This  awful  God  js  ours, 

Our  Father  and  our  love; 
He  shall  send  down  his  heav'nly  powers 
To  carry  us  above. 

6  There  shall  we  see  his  face, 

And  never,  never  sin; 
There  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace 
Drink  endless  pleasures  in. 

7  Yes,  and  before  we  rise 

To  that  immortal  state, 
The  thoughts  of  such  amazing  bliss 
Should  constant  joys  create. 
S  [The  men  of  grace  have  found 
Glory  begun  below: 
Celestial  fruits  on  earthly  ground, 
From  faith  and  hope  may  grow.] 
9  [The  hill  ofZion  yields 

A  thousand  sacred  sweets, 
Before  we  reach  the  heav'nly  fields, 
Or  walk  the  golden  streets. 
10  Then  let  our  songs  abound, 
And  every  tear  be  dry ; 


■obft  it.  HYMN  31,  32.  345 

We're  marching  thro'  Immanuers  ground, 
To  fairer  worlds  on  high.] 

HYMN  31.     L.  M. 

Christ's  Presence  makes  Death  easy. 

1  "VX7"HY  should  we  start,  and  fear  to  die? 

▼  ▼     What  tim'rous  worms  we  mortals  are ! 
Death  is  the  gate  of  endless  joy, 
And  yet  we  dread  to  enter  there. 

2  The  pains,  the  groans,  and  dying  strife, 

Fright  our  approaching  souls  away; 
Still  we  shrink  back  again  to  life, 
Fond  of  our  prison  and  our  clay. 

3  0!  if  my  Lord  would  come  and  meet, 

My  soul  should  stretch  her  wings  in  haste. 
Fly  fearless  through  death's  iron  gate, 
Nor  feel  the  terrors  as  she  pass'd. 

4  Jesus  can  make  a  dying  bed 

Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are, 
While  on  his  breast  I  lean  my  head, 
And  breathe  mv  life  out  sweetly  there. 
HYMN  32.     C.  M. 

Frailty  and  Folly. 
1   TTOW  short  and  hasty  is  our  life ! 
_1_JL  How  vast  our  soul's  affairs! 
Yet  senseless  mortals  vainly  strive 
To  lavish  out  their  years. 
'2  Our  days  run  thoughtlessly  along, 
Without  a  moment's  stay ; 
Just  like  a  story  or  a  song, 
We  pass  our  lives  away. 

3  God  from  on  high  invites  us  home, 

But  we  march  heedless  on, 
And  ever  hast'ning  to  the  tomb, 
Stoop  downwards  as  we  run. 

4  How  we  deserve  the  deepest  hell, 

That  slight  the  joys  above  ! 
What  changp  of  veng'ance  should  we  feel, 
That  break  such  cords  of  love! 

5  Draw  us,  O  God,  with  sov'reign  grace, 

And  lift  our  thoughts  on  high, 
That  we  may  end  this  mortal  race, 
And  see  salvation  nigh. 


Ee 


046  HYMN  3.%  34.  book  it 

HYMN  33.     C.  M. 

The  blessed  Society  in  Heaven 
'   XJ  AISE  tbee,  my  soul,  fly  up,  and  run 
J-V  Through  ev'ry  heav'nly  street, 
And  say,  there's  nought  below  the  sun 
That's  worthy  of  thy  feet. 

2  [Thus  will  we  mount  on  sacred  wings, 

And  tread  the  courts  above; 
Nor  earth,  nor  all  her  mightiest  things- 
Shall  tempt  our  meanest  love.] 

3  There  on  a  high  majestic  throne 

Th'  almighty 'Father  reigns, 
And  sheds  his  glorious  goodness  dowi. 

On  all  the  blissful  plains. 
i  Bright,  like  a  sun,  the  Saviour  sits, 

And  spreads  eternal  noon, 
No  ev'ning's  there,  nor  gloomy  nigh 

To  want  the  feeble  moon. 

5  Amidst  those  ever-shining  skies, 

Behold  the  sacred  Dove, 
While  banish'd  sin  and  sorrow  flies 
From  all  the  realms  of  love. 

6  The  glorious  tenants  of  the  place 

Stand  bending  round  the  throne; 
And  saints  and  seraphs  sing  and  praise 
The  infinite  Three-One. 

7  [But,  O  what  beams  of  heav'nly  grace 

Transport  them  all  the  while! 
Ten  thousand  smiles  from  Jesus'  face-,. 
And  love  in  every  smile!] 

8  Jesus  !  O  when  shall  that  dear  day^ 

That  joyful  hour  appear, 
When  1  shall  leave  this  house  of  clay 
To  dwell  amongst  them  there? 
HYMN  34.     G.  M. 

Breathing  after  the  Holy  Spirit;  cr,  Fervency  of  Devotion  Heswt 
]    ,*nOMi£,  holy  Spirit,  heavily  Dove, 
J    With  all  thy  quiek'ning  powers, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 
:2  Look  how  we  grovel  here  below, 
Fond  of  these  trifling  toys: 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go. 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 


-aooK  ii.  HYMN  35, 3G.  341 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs, 
In  vain  we  strive  to  rise, 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues. 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

1  Dear  Lord!  and  shall  we  ever  live 

At  this  poor  dying  rate, 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great? 
■*>  Come,  holy  Spirit,  heav'nly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quick'ning  powers, 
Come  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that  shall  kindle  ours. 

HYx\IN  35      C.  M. 

Praise  to  God  for  Creation  arid  Redemption. 

ETthetn  neglect  thy  glory,  Lord. 
81  A  Who  t.ever  knew  thy  grace; 
But  our  loud  songs  shall  still  record 
The  wonders  of  thy  praise. 

2  We  raise  our  shouts,  O  God,  to  thee, 

And  send  them  to  thy  throne  ; 
All  glory  to  th'  United  Three, 
The  Undivided  One. 
>  ?Twas  he  (and  we'll  adore  his  name) 
That  form'd  us  by  a  word  ; 
'Tis  he  restores  our  ruin'd  frame : 
Salvation  to  the  Lord! 
I  Hosanna !  let  the  earth  and  skies 
Repeat  the  joyful  sound; 
Rocks,  hills,  and  vales,  reflect  the  voice 
In  one  eternal  round. 

HYMN  36.     S.  M. 

Christ's  Intercession. 

1  "VWJTELL,  the  Redeemer's  gone 

H     T'  appear  before  our  God, 
To  sprinkle  o'er  the  flaming  throne 
With  his  atoning  blood. 

2  No  fi'ry  veng'ance  now, 

No  burning  wrath- comes  down  : 
If  justice  calls  for  sinners'  blood, 
The  Saviour  shows  his  own. 

3  Before  his  Father's  eye 

Our  humble  suit  he  moves! 
The  Father  lays  his  thunder  by, 
And  looks,  and  smiles,  and  loves. 


31$  HYNM  37.  book  11 

4  Now  may  our  joyful  tongues 

Our  Maker's  honour  sing; 
Jesus,  the  priest,  receives  our  soogs, 
And  bears  them  to  the  King. 

5  [We  bow  before  his  face, 

And  sound  his  glories  high ; 
"Hosanna  to  the  God  of  grace 
"That  lays  his  thunder  by.] 
(>  "  On  earth  thy  mercy  reigns, 
"  And  triumphs  all  above:" 
But,  Lord,  how  weak  are  mortal  strains. 
To  "speak  immortal  love  ! 
7  [How  jarring  and  how  low 
Are  all  the  notes  we  sing! 
Sweet  Saviour  tune  our  songs  anew, 
And  they  shall  please  the  King.] 
HYMN  37.     C.  M. 

The  same. 
i  1FT  up  your  eyes  to  th'  heav'nly  seat? 

-*-^    Where  your  Redeemer  stays; 
-  Kind  intercessor,  there  he  sits, 

And  loves,  and  pleads,  and  prays. 
'2  'Twas  well,  my  soul,  he  died  for  thee, 
And  shed  his  vital  blood, 
Appeas'd  stern  justice  on  the  tree, 
And  then  arose  to  God. 
o  Petitions  now,  and  praise  may  rise, 
And  saints  their  offerings  bring, 
The  Priest  with  his  own  sacrifice 
•  Presents  them  to  the  King, 
i  [Let  papists  trust  what  names  they  please.. 
Their  saints  and  angels  boast ; 
We've  uo  such  advocates  as  these, 
Nor  pray  to  th'  heav'nly  host.] 

5  Jesus  alone  shall  bear  my  cries 

Up  to  his  Father's  throne; 
He,  dearest  Lord,  perfumes  my  sighs 
And  sweetens  every  groan. 

6  [Ten  thousand  praises  to  the  King, 

"Hosanna  in  the  high'st!" 
Ten  thousand  thanks  our  spirits  bring 
To  God  and  to  his  Christ.] 


book  it.  HYMN  38, 39,  40.  31f» 

HYMN  38.     C.  M. 

Love  to  God. 

1  [  VPPY  the  heart  where  graces  reign, 
jn.   Where  love  inspires  the  breast: 
Love  is  the  brightest  of  the  train, 

And  strengthens  all  the  rest. 
*2  Knowledge,  alas!  'tis  all  in  vain, 
And  all  in  vain  our  tear; 
Our  stubborn  sins  will  fight  and  reign> 
If  love  be  absent  there. 

3  Tis  love  that  makes  our  cheerful  feet 

In  swift  obedience  move; 
The  devils  know  and  tremble  too; 
But  Satan  cannot  love. 

4  This  is  the  grace  that  lives  and  sings 

When  faith  and  hope  shall  cease; 
'Tis  this  shall  strike  our  joyful  strings 
In  the  sweet  realms  of  bliss. 

5  Before  we  quite  forsake  our  clay, 

Or  leave  this  dark  abode, 
The  win^s  of  love  bear  us  away 
To  see  our  smiling*  God. 

HYMN  39.     C.  M. 

The  Shortness  and  Misery  of  Life. 
URdays,  alas!   our  mortal  days 
Are- short  and  wretched  too; 
"  Evil  and  few/'*  the  patriarch  says  : 
And  well  the  patriarch  knew. 

2  'Tis  but  at  best  a  narrow  bound 

That  heav'n  allows  to  men, 
And  pains  and  sins  run  through  the  round 
Of  three  score  years  and  ten. 

3  Well,  if  ye  must  be  sad  and  few, 

Run  on,  my  days,  in  haste; 
Moments  of  sin,  and  months  of  woe, 
Ye  cannot  fly  too  fast. 

4  Let  heav'n ly  love  prepare  my  soul, 

And  call  her  to  the  skies, 
Where  years  of  long  salvation  roll, 
And  glory  never  dies. 

HYMN  40.     C.  M. 

Our  Comfo,  t  in  the  Covenant  made  with  Christ. 

I    /^URGod!   how  firm  his  promise  stands 
•^-^   E'en  when  he  hides  his  face, 

*  Gen.  xlvii.  9 

E  e2 


350  HYMN  41, 42.  book  iu 

He  trusts  in  our  Redeemer's  hands 
His  glory  and  his  grace. 

2  Then  why,  my  soul,  these  sad  complaints. 

Since  Christ  and  we  are  one  ? 
Thy  God  is  faithful  to  his  saints, 
Is  faithful  to  his  Son. 

3  Beneath  his  smiles  my  heart  hath  liv'd 

And  part  of  heav'n  possess'd  ; 
I  praise  his  name  for  grace  receiv'd, 
And  trust  him  for  the  rest. 

HYMN  41.     L.M. 

A  Sight  of  God  mortifies  us  to  the  World. 

1  "B"  TP  to  the  fields  where  angels  lie, 
%J    And  living  waters  gently  roll, 
Fain  would  my  thoughts  leap  out  and  fly, 

But  sin  hangs  heavy  on  my  soul. 

2  Thy  wondrous  blood,  dear  dying  Christ, 

Can  make  this  world  of  guilt  remove; 
And  thou  can'st  bear  me  where  thou  fly'st. 
On  thy  kind  wings,  celestial  Dove! 

3  O  might  I  once  mount  up  and  see 

The  glories  of  th?  eternal  skies  ! 
What  little  things  these  worlds  would  bel 

How  despicable  to  my  eyes!] 
1  Had  I  a  glance  of  thee,  my  God, 

Kingdoms  and  men  would  vanish  soon  ; 
Vanish,  as  though  I  saw  them  not, 

As  a  dim  candle  dies  at  noon. 

5  Then  they  might  fight, and  rage,  and  rave; 

I  should  perceive  the  noise  no  more 
Than  Ave  can  hear  a  shaking  leaf, 

While  rattling  thunders  round  us  roar. 

6  Great  All  in  All \l  eternal  King! 

Let  me  but  view  thy  lovely  face, 
And  all  my  power  shall  bow,  «nd  sing 
Thine  endless  grandeur,  and  thy  grace. 
HYMN  42.     a  M. 

Delight  in  God. 

Y  God,  what  endless  pleasure -dwell 
Above,  at  thy  right  hand  ! 
Thy  courts  below  how  amiable, 
Where  all  thy  graces  stand! 
-2  The  swallow  near  thy  temple  lies, 
And  chirps  a  cheerful  note; 


3 


i*ook  ir.  HYMN  43.  351 

• 
The  lark  mounts  upwards  to  thy  skies,. 

And  tunes  his  warbling  throat. 

3  And  we,  when  in  thy  presence,  Lord, 

We  shout  with  joyful  tongues  ; 
Or  sitting  round  our  Father's  board, 
We  crown  the  feasts  with  songs. 

4  While  Jesus  shines  with  quick'ning  grace. 

We  sing  and  mount  on  high; 
But  if  a  frown  becloud  his  face, 
We  faint,  and  tire,  and  die. 

5  [Just  as  we  see  the  lonesome  dove 

Bemoan  her  widow'd  state, 
Wandering,  she  flies  through  all  the  grove. 
And  mourns  her  loving  mate. 
<i  Just  so  our  thoughts  from  thing  to  thing 
In  restless  circles  rove ; 
Just  so  we  droop  and  hang  the  wing, 
When  Jesus  hides  his  love.] 

HYMN  43.     L.  M. 

Christ's  Sitfferiiigs  and  Glory. 

1  IVfOW  for  a  tune  of  lofty  praise 
— ^    To  great  Jehovah's  equal  Son! 
Awake,  my  voice,  in  heav'nly  lays 

Tell  the  loud  wonders  he  hath  done. 

2  Sing,  how  he  left  the  worlds  of  light, 

And  the  bright  robes  he  wore  above; 
How  swift  and  joyful  was  his  flight, 
On  wings  of  everlasting  love. 

3  [Down  to  this  base,  this  sinful  earth. 

He  came  to  raise  our  nature  high ; 
He  came  t'  atone  almighty  wrath; 
Jesus,  the  God,  was  born  to  die.] 

4  [Hell  and  its  lions  roar'd  around  ; 

His  precious  blood  the  monsters  spilt ! 
While  weighty  sorrows  press'd  him  down; 
Large  as  the  loads  of  all  our  guilt.] 

5  Deep  in  the  shades  of  gloomy  death, 

Th'  almighty  Captive  pns'ner  lay; 
Th?  almighty  Captive  left  the  earth, 

And  rose  to  everlasting  day. 
i>  Lift  up  your  eyes,  ye  sons  of  light, 

Up  to  his  throne  of  shining  grace; 
See  what  immortal  glories  sit 

Round  the  sweet  beauties  of  his  face. 


352  HYMN  44,  45.  book  tu 

7  Amongst  a  thousand  harps  and  songs 
Jesus,  the  God,  exalted  reigns; 
His  sacred  name  fills  all  their  tongues, 
And  echoes  through  the  heav'nly  plains  ! 
HYMN  44.     L.  M. 

Hell;  or,  the   Vengeance  of  God. 

1  ^^7"ITH  holy  fear  and  humble  song-, 

▼  V     The  dreadful  God  our  souls  adore: 
Rev'rence  and  awe  become  the  tongue 
That  speaks  the  terrors  of  his  power. 

2  Far  in  the  deep,  where  darkness  dwells, 

The  land  of  horror  and  despair, 
Justice  hath  built  a  dismal  hell, 

And  laid  her  stores  of  vengeance  there. 

3  [Eternal  plagues  and  heavy  chains, 

Tormenting  racks  and  fi'ry  coals, 
And  darts,  t'  inflict  immortal  pains, 
Dy'd  in  blood  of  damned  souls. 

4  There  Satan,  the  first  sinner,  lies 

And  roars,  and  bites  his  iron  bands; 
In  vain  the  rebel  strives  to  rise, 

Crush'd  with  the  weight  of  both  thy  hands.] 

5  There  guilty  ghosts  of  Adam's  race 

Shriek  out  and  howl  beneath  thy  rod  ; 
Once  they  could  scorn  a  Saviour's  grace, 
But  they  incens'd  a  dreadful  God. 
()  Tremble/ my  soul,  and  kiss  the  Son; 
Sinner,  obey  thy  Saviour's  call; 
Else  your  damnation  hastens  on, 

And  hell  gapes  wide  to  wait  your  fall. 
HYMN  45.     L.  M. 

God's  Condescension  to  our  Worship. 

k  Fg^HY  favours,  Lord,  surprise  our  souls! 
JL    Will  the  Eternal  dwell  with  us? 
What  canst  thou  find  beneath  the  poles 
To  tempt  thy  chariot  downward  thus! 

2  Still  might  he  fill  his  starry  throne, 

And  please  his  ears  with  Gabriel's  songs 
But  th'  heav'nly  Majesty  comes  down, 
And  bows  to  hearken  to  our  tongues, 

3  Great  God!  what  poor  returns  we  pay 

For  love  so  infinite  as  thine ! 
Words  are  but  air,  and  tongues  but  clay; 
But  thy  compassion's  all  divine. 


hook  ii.  HYMN  46, 47.  353 

HYMN  46.     L.  M. 

God's  Condescension  to  human  Affait'i 

1  TTP  to  the  Lord  that  reigns  on  high, 
U    And  views  the  nations  from  afar, 
Let  everlasting*  praises  tly, 

And  tell  how  large  his  bounties  arc. 

2  [He  that  can  shake  the  worlds  he  made, 

Or  with  his  word  or  with  his  rod  ; 
His  goodness  how  amazing  great, 
And  what  a  condescending  God!  J 

3  [God,  that  must  stoop  to  view  the  skies, 

And  bow  to  see  what  angels  do, 
Down  to  our  earth  he  casfs  his  eyes, 
And  bends  his  footsteps  downward  too.] 

4  He  over-rules  all  mortal  things, 

And  manages  our  mean  affairs, 
On  humble  souls  the  Kin^  of  kin&s 

Bestows  his  counsels  and  his  cares, 
-3  Our  sorrows  and  our  tears  we  pour 

Into  the  bosom  of  our  God  ; 
He"  hears  us  in  the  mournful  hour, 

And  helps  us  bear  the  heavy  load. 

6  In  vain  might  lofty  princes  try 

Such  condescension  to  perform  ! 
For  worms  were  never  rais'd  so  high 
Above  their  meanest  fellow-worm. 

7  O  could  our  thankful  hearts  devise 

A  tribute  equal  Jo   thy  grace, 
To  the  third  heav'n  our  songs  should  rise. 
And  teach  the  golden  harps  thy  praise. 
HYMN  47.     L.  M. 

Glory  and  Grace  in  the  Person  of  Christ. 

1  7VTOW  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song ! 

-1-^1    Awake  my  soul,  awake  my  tongue  : 

Hosanna  to  th'  eternal  name, 

And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

2  See  where  it  shines  in  Jesus'  face, 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace; 
God,  in  the  person  of  his  Son, 

Hath  all  his  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3  The  spacious  earth  and  spreading  flood 
Proclaim  the  wise  and  powerful  God  ; 
And  thy  rich  glories  from  afar 
Sparkle  in  every  rolling  star. 


354  HYMN  48, 49  book  h. 

4  But  in  his  looks  a  glory  stands, 
The  noblest  labour  of  thine  hands ; 
The  pleasing  Uistre  of  his  eyes 

Outshines  the  wonders  of  the  skies.  * 

5  Grace?  'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme; 
My  thoughts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name ! 
Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  sound  : 

Ye  heav'ns,  reflect  it  to  the  ground  : 
G  Oh  may  I  live  to  reach  the  place 
Where  he  unveils  his  lovely  face ! 
Where  all  his  beauties  you  behold. 
And  sing  his  name  to  harps  of  gold  ! 
HYMN  48.    C.  M. 

Love  to  the  Creatures  is  dangerous. 

1  ¥¥OW  vain  are  all  things  here  below 
JlJL  How  false,  and  yet  how  fair! 
Each  pleasure  hath  its  own  poison  too, 

And  every  sweet  a  snare. 

2  The  brightest  things  below  the  sky 

Give  but  a  flatt'ring  light; 
We  should  suspect  some  danger  nigh 
Where  we  possess  delight. 

3  Our  dearest  joys  and  nearest  friends, 

The  partners  of  our  blood, 
How  they  divide  our  wav'ring  minds, 
And  leave  but  half  for  God, 
1  The  fondness  of  a  creature's  love, 
How  strong  it  strikes  the  sense? 
Thither  the  warm  affections  move, 
Nor  can  we  call  them  thence. 
5  Dear  Saviour !  let  thy  beauties  be 
My  soul's  eternal  food  ; 
And  grace  command  my  heart  away 
From  all  created  good. 

HYMN  49.     C.  M. 

Moses  dying  in  the  Embraces  o/Godi 
|EATH  cannot  make  our  souls  afraid, 
If  God  be  with  us  there ; 
We  may  walkthrough  its  darkest  shade, 
And  never  yield  to  fear. 
£  I  could  renounce  my  all  below, 
If  my  Creator  bid ; 
And  run,  if  I  where  calPd  to  go, 
And  die  as  Moses  did. 


book  it.  HYMN  50,  51.  355 

3  Might  I  hut  climb  to  Pisgah's  top, 

And  view  the  promis'd  land, 
My  flesh  itself  would  long  to  drop, 
And  pray  for  the  command. 

4  Clasp'd  in  my  heav'nly  Father's  arms, 

I  would  forget  my  breath, 
And  lose  my  life  among  the  charms 
Of  so  divine  a  death. 

HYMN  50.     L.M. 

Comjorts  under  Sorrows  and  Pains. 

1  TVTOW  let  the  Lord  my  Saviour  smile, 
-L^>     And  show  my  name  upon  his  heart; 
I  would  forget  my  pains  awhile, 

And  in  the  pleasure  lose  the  smart. 

2  But  O!   it  swells  my  sorrows  high, 

To  see  my  blessed  Jesus  frown; 
My  spirits  sinks,  my  comforts  die, 
And  all  the  springs  of  lite  are  down. 

3  Yet  why,  my  soul,  why  these  complaints? 

Still  while  he  frowns,  his  bowels  move: 
Still  on  his  heart  he  bears  his  saints, 
And  feels  their  sorrows  and  his  love. 

4  My  name  is  printed  on  his  breast; 

His  book  of  life  contains  my  name ; 
I'd  rather  have  it  there  impress'd, 
Than  in  the  brigh't  records  of  fame. 
9  When  the  last  fire  burns  all  things  here, 
Those  letters  shall  securely  stand, 
And  in  the  Lamb's  fair  book  appear, 
Writ  by  th'  eternal  Father's  hand. 
6  *NTow  shall  my  minutes  smoothly  run, 
Whilst  here  I  wait  my  Father's  will, 
My  rising  and  my  setting  sun, 
Roll  gently  up  and  down  the  hill. 
HYMN  51.    L.  M 

God  the  Son  equal  ivilh  Ike  Father. 

1  Ti  RIGHT  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God  ! 
Xi   Our  spirits  bow  before  thy  seat; 

To  thee  we  lift  an  humble  thought, 
And  worship  at  thine  awful  feet. 

2  [Thy  power  hath  form'd,  thy  wisdom  sways 

All  nature  with  a  sov'reign  word: 

And  the  bright  world  of  stars  obeys 

The  will  of  their  superior  Lord.] 


356  HYMN  52.  rook  n. 

3  [Mercy  and  truth  unite  in  one, 

And  smiling  sit  at  thy  right  hand  ; 
Eternal  justice  guards  thy  throne, 

And  veng'ance  waits  thy  dread  command.] 

4  A  thousand  seraphs  strong  and  bright 

Stand  round* the  glorious  Deity; 
But  who  amongst  the  sons,  of  light 
Pretends  comparison  with  thee? 

5  Yet  there  is  one  of  human  frame, 

Jesus,  array'd  in  flesh  and  blood, 
Thinks  it  no  robbery  to  claim 
A  full  equality  wifh  God. 

6  [Their  glory  shines  with  equal  beams, 

Their  essence  is  for  ever  one; 
Though  they  are  known  by  different  names, 
The  Father  God,  and  God  the  Son. 

7  Then  let  the  name  of  Christ  our  King 

With  equal  honours  beador'd; 
His  praise  let  every  angel  sing,  # 

And  all  the  nations  own  the  Lord.] 
HYMN  52.     C.  M. 

Death  dreadful  or  delightful* 

EATH!  'tis  a  melancholy  day 
To  those  that  have  no  God, 
When  the  poor  soul  is  forc'd  away 
To  seek  her  last  abode. 

2  In  vain  to  heav'n  she  lifts  her  eyes ; 

But  guilt,  a  heavy  chain, 
Still  drags  her  downward  from  the  skies, 
To  darkness,  fire,  and  pain. 

3  Awake  and  mourn,  ye  heirs  of  hell; 

Let  stubborn  sinners  fear: 
You  must  be  driv'n  from  earth,  and  dwell 
A  long  for  ever  there. 

4  See  how  the  pit  gapes  wide  for  you. 

And  flashes  in  your  face ; 
And  thou,  my  soul,  look  downward  too. 
And  sing  recov'ring  grace. 

5  He  is  a  God  of  sov'reign  love, 

That  promis'd  heaven  to  me, 
And  taught  my  thoughts  to  soar  above. 
Where  happy  spirits  be. 

6  Prepare  me  Lord,  tor  thy  right  hand ; 

Then  come  the  joyful  day; 


book  ii.  HYMN  53.  -  3ft 

Come  death,  and  some  celestial  band, 
To  bear  my  soul  away. 

HYMN  53.     C.  M. 

The  Pilgrimage  of  the  Saints;  or.  Earth  and  Heaven. 

1  ~W    ORD  what  a  wretched  land  is  J  Ins, 
ii  That  yields  us  no  supply, 

No  cheering  fruits,  no  wholesome  trees, 
Nor  streams  of  living"  joy  ? 

2  But  pricking  thorns  through  a!i  the  ground, 

And  mortal  poisons  grow ; 
And  all  the  rivers  that  are  found, 
With  dang'rous  waters  How. 

3  Yet  the  dear  path  to  thine  abode 

Lies  through  this  horrid  land  : 
Lord!  we  would  keep  the  heav'nly  road, 
And  run  at  thy  command. 

4  [Our  souls  shall  tread  the  desert  through 

With  undiverted  feet: 
And  faith  and  flamino  zeal  subdue 
The  terrors  that  we  meet.] 

5  A  thousand  savage  beasts  of  prey 

Around  the  forest  roam  ; 
But  Judah's  Lion  guards  the  way, 
And  guides  the  strangers  home.] 

6  [Long  nights  and  darkness  dwell  below, 

With  scarce  a  twinkling  rny : 
But  the  bright  world  to  which  we  go 
Is  everlasting  day.] 

7  [By  glimm'ring  hopes,  and  gloomy  fears, 

We  trace  the  sacred  road  ; 
Through  dismal  deeps,  and  dang'rous  snares. 
We  make  our  way  to  God.] 

5  Our  journey  is  a  th6rny  maze, 

But  we  march  upward  still ; 
Forget  these  troubles  of  the  ways, 
And  reach  at  Zion's  hill. 

6  [See  the  kind  angels  at  the  gates 

Inviting  us  to  come  ! 
There  Jesus,  the  fore-runner,  waits, 

To  welcome  travelers  home! 
10  There,  on  a  green  and  flow'ry  mount, 

Our  weary  souls  shall  sit, 
And  with  transporting  joys  recount 

The  labours  of  our  feet. 

Ff 


358  HYMN  54,  55.  book  u. 

11  [No  vain  discourse  shall  fill  our  tongue* 

Nor  trifles  vex  our  ear  ; 
Infinite  grace  shall  fill  our  song1, 
And  God  rejoice  to  hear. 

12  Eternal  glories  to  the  King- 

That  brought  us  safely  through, 
Our  tongues  shall  never  cease  to  sing, 
And  endless  praise  renew. 

HYMN  54.      C.  M. 

God's  Presence  is  Light  in  Darkness 

1  1%/f  Y  God  !  the  spring  of  all  my  joys, 
i.TJL  The  life  of  my  delights, 

The  glory  of  my  brightest  days 

And  comfort  of  mv  niohts! 
■»*©■* 

2  In  darkest  shinies  it'  he  appear, 

My  dawning  is  begun! 
He  is  my  soul's  sweet  morning  star, 
And  he  my  rising  sun. 
J  The  op'ning  heav'ns  around  me  shine 
With  beams  of  sacred  bliss, 
While  Jesus  shows  his  heart  is  mine,*. 
And  whispers,  *  I  am  his!' 

4  My  soul  would  leave  this  heavy  clay 

At  that  transporting  word, 
Run  up  with  joy  the  shining  way 
T'  embrace  my  dearest  Lord. 

5  Fearless  of  hell  and  ghastly  death? 

I'd  break  through  evety  foe; 
The  whtigs  of  love,  and  anus  of  faith, 
Should  bear  me  ronqu'ror  through 
HYMN  55.     C.  M. 

Frail  Life  and  succeeding  Elernihh 

1  f  1 1 H L L  we  adore,  eternal  name! 

JL     And  humbly  own  to  thee, 

How  feeble  is  our  mortal  frame, 

What  dying  worms  are  we! 

2  ["Our  wasting  lives  grow  shorter  stilrs 

As  months  and  days  increase; 
And  every  beating'  pulse  we  tell, 
Leaves  but  the  number  Jess* 

3  The  year  rolls  round,  and  steals  awajs 

The  breath  that  first  it  gave; 
Whate'er  we  do,  where'er  we  be, 
We're  travelling  to  the  grave.J 


book  n.  HYMN  56, 57.  35* 

4  Dangers  stand  thick  through  all  the  ground, 

To  push  us  to  the  tomb; 
And  fierce  diseases  wait  around, 
To  hurry  mortals  home 

5  Good  God  J  on  what  a  slender  thread 

Haug  everlasting-  things! 
Th'  eternal  states  of  all  the  dead 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings. 
ij  Infinite  joy  or  endless  wo 
Attends  on  every  breath  ; 
And  yet  how  unconcern'd  we  go 
Upon  the  brink  of  death! 
7  Waken,  O  Lord,  our  drowsy  sense, 
To  walk  this  dang  rous  road  ; 
And  if  our  souls  are  hurry'd  hence, 
May  they  be  found  with  God. 
HYMN  56.     C.  M. 

The  Misery  of  being  without  God  in  this  World;  or,  Vain  Prosperiti , 
1    T^TO,  I  shall  envy  them  no  more 
-L^l    Who  grow  profanely  great, 
Though  they  increase  their  golden  store, 
And  rise  to  wondrous  height. 
"2  They  taste  of  all  the  joys  that  grow 
Upon  this  earthly  clod  ! 
Well,  they  may  search  the  creature  through. 
For  they  have  ne'er  a  God. 

3  Shake  off  the  thoughts  of  dying  too, 

And  think  your  life  your  own, 
But  death  comes  hast'ning  on  to  you, 
To  mow  your  glory  down. 

4  Yes,  you  must  bow  your  stately  head. 

Away  your  spirit  flies, 
And  no  kind  angel  near  your  bed 
To  bear  it  to  the  skies. 

5  Go  now,  and  boast  of  all  your  stores, 

And  tell  how  bright  you  shine: 
Your  heaps  of  glitt'ring  dust  are  yours. 
And  my  Redeemer's  mine. 

HYMN  57,     L.  M. 

The  Pleasure  of  a  good  Conscience. 
1  .ORD,  how  secure  and  blest  are  they 

JLd   Who  feel  the  joys  of  pardon'd  sin  ! 
Should  storms  of  wrath  shake  earth  and  sea, 
Their  minds  have  heav'n  and  peace  within 


300  HYMN  58.  book  n, 

2  The  day  glides  swiftly  o'er  their  heads, 
Made  up  of  innocence  and  love; 
And  soft  and  silent  as  the  shades, 
Their  nightly  minutes  gently  move. 
>  [Quick  as  their  thoughts  their  joys  come  on, 
But  fly  not  half  so  fast  away  : 
Their  souls  are  ever  bright  as  noon, 
And  calm  as  summer  ev'nings  be; 

4  How  oft  they  look  to  th*  heav'nly  hills, 

Where  groves  of  living  pleasure  grow  !' 
And  longing  hopes  and  cheerful  smiles 
Sit  undisturb'd  upon  their  brow.] 

5  They  scorn  to  seek  our  golden  toys, 

But  spend  the  day,  and  share  the  night, 
In  numb'ring  o'er  the  richer  joys 

That  heav'n  prepares  for  their  delight. 
<)  While  wretched  we,  like  worms  and  moles. 
Lie  grov'lling  in  the  dust  below; 
Almighty  grace,  renew  our  souls; 
And  we'll  aspire  to  glory  too. 

HYMN  58.      CM. 

The  Shortness  of  Life,  and  the  Goodness  of  Go >'\ 

1  FITMME!  what  an  empty  vapour   'tis! 

.mL    And  days,  how  swift  they  are! 
Swift  as  an  Indian  arrow  flies, 
Or  like  a  shooting  star. 

2  [The  present  moment*  just  appear, 

Then  slide  away  in  haste, 
That  we  can  never  say,  "  They're  here  ;>? 
But  only  say,  "  They're  past."] 

3  Our  life  is  ever  on  the  wing, 

And  death  is  ever  nigh; 
The  moment  when  our  lives  begin, 
We  all  begin  to  die.] 
1  Yet,  mighty  God!  our  fleeting  days, 
Thy  lasting  favours  share  ; 
Yet,  with  the  bounties  of  thy  grace, 
Thou  loid'st  the  rolling  year. 
5  'Tis  sov'reign  mercy  finds  us  food, 
And  we  are  cloth'd  with  love: 
While  grace  stands  pointing  out  the  road 
That  leads  our  souls  above, 
o  His  goodness  runs  an  endless  round; 
All  glory  to  the  Lord  ! 


sjooK  ii.  HYMN  59.  ***! 

flis  mercy  never  knows  a  bound  ; 
And  be  his  name  ador'd! 
7  Thus  we  begin  the  lasting  song; 
And  wheu  we  close  our  eyes, 
Let  the  next  age  thy  praise  prolong* 
Till  time  and  nature  dies. 

HYMN  59.     C.  M. 

Paradise  on  Earth- 

1  |^  LORY  to  God  that  walks  the  sky, 
VT  And  sends  his  blessings  through: 
That  tells  his  saints  of  joy  on  high, 

And  gives  a  taste  below    ^ 

2  [Glory  to  God  that  stoops  his  throne, 

That  dust  and  worms  may  see't, 
And  brings  a  glimpse  of  glory  down, 
Around  his  snored  feet. 

3  When  Christ,  with  all  his  graces  crown'd 

Sheds  his  kind  beams  abroad, 
'Tis  a  young  heav'n  on  earthly  ground. 
And  glory  in  the  bud. 

4  A  blooming  Paradise  of  joy 

In  th»s  wild  desert  springs, 
And  every  sense  I  straight  employ 
On  sweet  celestial  thin  org* 

5  White  lilies  all  around  appear, 

And  each  his  glory  .shows; 
The  rose  of  Sharon  blossoms  here, 
The  fairest  flower  that  blows. 
?f  Cheerful  l.feast  on  heav'nly  fruit, 
And  dr*nk  the  pleasure  down  ; 
Pleasures  that  flow  hard  hy  the  foot 
Of  the  eternal  throne,  j 
7  But  ah  !  how  soon  my  joys  decay  I 
How  soon  my  sins  arise! 
And  Snatch  the  heav'nly  scene  away 
From  these  lamenting  eyes. 
S  When  shall  the  t«ine,  dear  Jesus,  when 
The  shining  day  appear, 
That  I  shall  leave  these  clouds  of  sin, 
And  gtwlt  and  darkness  here? 
9  Up  to  the  fields  above  the  skies., 
My  ha<«y  feet  would  go, 
There  eve' lasting  flowers  arise, 
And  joys  unwith'ring  grow. 

Ff2 


W^  HYMN  60  61.  book  u. 

HYMN  60.     L.  M. 

The  Truth  of  God  the  Promiser ;  or,  the  Promises  are  ow  SccWi'tf. 

1  T>  RAISE,  everlasting  praise  be  paid 
-t     To  him  that  earth's  foundation  laid  ; 
Praise  to  the  God  whose  strong  decrees 
Sway  the  creation  as  he  please. 

2  Praise  to  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
W  ko  rules  his  people  by  his  word, 
And  there,  as  strong  as  his  decrees, 
He  sets  his  kindest  promises. 

3  [Firm  are  the  words  his  prophets  give, 
Sweet  words  on  which  his  children  live: 
Each  of  them  is  the  voice  of  God, 
Who  spoke  and  spread  the  skies  abroad. 

1  Ehc!)  of  them  powerful  as  that  sound 
Thar  bid  the  new-made  world  go  round; 
And  stronger  than  the  solid  poles, 

On  which  the  wheel  of  nature  rolls  ] 
")  Whence  then  should  doubtsand  fears  arise! 
Why  trickling  sorrows  drown  our  eyes? 
Slowly,  alas,  our  mind  receives 
The  comforts  that  our  Maker  ogives. 

6  O  for  a  strong,  a  lasting  faith  ! 

To  credit  what  th'  Almighty  saith ! 
T*  embrace  the  message  of  his  Son, 
And  cmjI  the  joys  of  heaven  our  own  ! 

7  Then  should  the  earth's  old  pillars  shake, 
Aim!  all  the  wheels  of  nature  break, 

Ou-'  steady  souls  would  fear  no  more 
Titan  solid  rocks  when  billows  roar. 

8  Our  everlasting  hopes  arise 
Above  the  ruinable  skies, 
Where  ih' eternal  Builder  reigns, 
And  his  own   courts  his  power  sustains. 

HYMN  61.     C.  M. 

A  Thought  of  Death  and  Glory. 
i   "jft/g  Y  soul,  come,  meditate  the  day, 
i.?Jt    Aud  think  how  near  it  stands, 
Whi'ii  thou  must  quit  this  house  of  clay, 
id  fly  to  unknown  lands. 

2  fAnd  you,  mine  eyes,  look  down  and  view 

The  hollow  gaping  tomb  ; 
This  gloomy  prison  waits  for  you, 
Whene'er  the  summons  come.] 


•book  ii.  HYMN  62.  30B 

3  Oh  !  could  we  die  with  those  that  die, 

And  place  us  in  their  stead; 
Then  would  our  spirits  learn  to  fly, 
And  converse  with  the  dead; 

4  Then  should  we  see  the  saints  above, 

In  their  own  glorious  forms, 
And  wonder  why  our  souls  should  love 
To  dwell  with  mortal  worms. 

5  [How  we  should  scorn  these  clothes  of  flesh, 

These  fetters,  and  this  load  : 

And  long  for  evening1  to  undress, 

That  we  may  rest  with  God.] 

6  We  should  almost  forsake  our  clay 

Before  the  summons  come, 
And  pray,  and  wish  our  souls  away 
To  their  eternal  home. 

HYMN  62.-   C.  M. 

God  the  Thunderer;  or,  the  last  Judgment  and  HelL 

1  C*ING  to  the  Lord,  ye  heav'nly  hosts; 
KJ   And  thou,  O  earth,  adore: 

Let  death  and  hell  through  all  their  coasts 
Stand  trembling  at  his  power. 

2  His  sounding  chariot  shakes  the  sky; 

He  makes  the  clouds  his  throne; 
There  all  his  stores  of  lightning*  lie, 
Till  vengeance  darts  them  down. 

3  His  nostrils  breathe  out  fiery  streams, 

And  from  his  awful  tongue 
A  sovereign  voice  divides  the  flames, 
And  thunder  roars  along. 

4  Think,  O  my  soul,  the  dreadful  day, 

When  this  incensed  God 
Shall  rend  the  sky,  and  burn  the  sea, 

And  flino-  his  wrath  abroad. 
>  What  shall  the  wretch,  the  sinner  do? 

He  once  defied  the  Lord  ! 
But  he  shall  dread  the  Thund'rer  now, 

And  sink  beneath  his1  word. 
£>  Tempests  of  angry  fire  shall  roll 

To  blast  the  rebel  worm, 
And  beat  upon  his  naked  soul 

In  one  eternal  storm. 

Made  in  a  great  sudden  storm  of  thunder,  Aug.  20,  i@fi 


mU  HYMN  63, 64, 65.  book 

HYMN  63.     C.  M. 

A  Funeral  Thought. 

1  "ffT ARK !  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound, 
Jtl  My  ears  attend  the  cry ; 

"Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  ground 
"  Where  you  must  shortly  lie. 

2  ''Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed, 

"  In  spite  of  all  your  towers ; 
"  The  tall,  the  wise,  the  rev'rend  head, 
"  Must  lie  as  low  as  ours." 

3  Great  God  !  is  this  our  certain  doom? 

And  are  we  still  secure? 
Still  walking"  downward  to  our  tomb, 
And  yet  prepare  no  more ! 

4  Grant  us  the  power  of  quick'ning  grace, 

To  fit  our  souls  to  fly ; 
Then,  when  we  drop  this  dying  flesh, 
We'll  rise  above  the  sky. 

HYMN  64.     L.  M. 

God  the  Glory  and  the  Defence  of  Sio7i. 

1  "fflTAPPY  the  church,  thou  sacred  place, 
JUL  The  seat  of  thy  Creator's  grace; 
Thy  holy  courts  are  his  abode, 

Thou  earthly  palace  of  our  God. 

2  Thy  walls  are  strength,  and  at  thy  gates 
A  guard  of  heav'nly  warriors  waits  ; 

Nor  shall  thy  deep  foundation  move,  • 

Fix'd  on  his  counsels  and  his  love. 

3  Tby  foes  in  vain  designs  engage, 
Against  his  throne  in  vain  they  rage; 
Like  rising  waves  with  angry  roar, 
That  dash  and  die  upon  the  shore. 

J  Then  let  our  souls  in  Zion  dwell, 

Nor  fear  the  wrath  of  Rome  and  hell ; 

His  arms  embrace  this  happy  ground, 

Like  brazen  bulwarks  built  around. 
§  God  is  our  shield,  and  God  our  sun ; 

Swift  as  the  fleeting  moments  run, 

<S)n  us  he  sheds  new  beams  of  grace, 

And  we  reflect  his  brightest  praise. 
HYMN  65.     C.  M. 

The  Hopes  of  Heaven  our  Support  under  Trials  on  Eh/lk 

fc  'VlTiin.N  I  can  read  my  title  clear 
»  ▼     To  mansions  in  the  skies, 


uooKir.  HYMN()(>,  G7.  365 

I  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 

And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 
2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  hellish  darts  be  hitrl'd, 
Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 

And  face  a  frowning-  world. 
1  Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come, 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall ; 
May  I  bat  safely  reach  my  home, 

My  God,  my  heav'n,*hjy  all: 

4  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heav'nly  rest, 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peaceful  breast. 

HY*JN(>6.     r.  M. 

A  Prospect  of  Heaven  makes  Deallt  t 

1  FTHHERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 

_JL     Where  saints  immortal  reign; 
Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never-with'ring  flowers; 
Death,  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 

Thfe  heav'uly  land  from  ours. 
•3  [Sweet  fields  beyond  the  swelling  flood 

Stand  dress'd  in  living  green; 
So  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 

While  Jordan  rolPd  between. 
i  But  tim'rous  mortals  start  and  shrink, 

To  cross  this  narrow  sea; 
And  linger,  shiv'ringon  the  brink, 

And  fear  to  launch  away.] 

5  O!  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 

Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise, 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love 
With  unbeclouded  eyes! 

6  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 

And  view7  the  landscape  o'er, 
»   Not  Jordan's  streams,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 
HYMN  67.     C.  M. 

God's  eternal  Dominion. 
1   |~1  REAT  God  !  how  infinite  art  thou  ! 
\X  What  worthless  worms  are  we ! 


.366  HYMN  68.  book  n. 

Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  thee. 

2  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 

Ere  seas  or  stars  were  made ; 
Thou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Nature  and  time  quite  naked  lie 

To  thine  immense  survey, 

From  the  formation  of  the  sky 

To  the  great  burning  day. 

4  Eternity,  with  all  its  years,  _ 

Stands  present  in  thy  vjpw: 
To  thee  there's  nothing  old  appears; 
Great  God  !  there's  nothing  new. 

5  Our  lives  through  various  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vex'd  with  trifling  cares, 
While  thine  eternal  thought  moves  on 
Thine  undisturb'd  affairs. 

6  Great  God!  bow  infinite  art  thou  ! 

What  worthless  worms  are  we ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pav  their  praise  to  thee. 

HYMN  68.     C.  M. 

The  humble  Worship  of  Heaven. 

1  Tj1  ATHER,  I  long,  I  faint  to  see 
-*-      The  place  of  thine  abode : 

I'd  leave  thine  earthly  courts,  and  flee 
Up  to  thy  seat,  my  God  ! 

2  Here  I  behold  thy  distant  face, 

And  'tis  a  pleasing  sight  ; 
But  to  abide  in  thine  embrace 
Is  infinite  delight. 

3  I'd  part  with  all  the  joys  of  sense, 

To  gaze  upon  thy  throne ; 
Pleasure  springs  fresh  for  ever  thence, 
Unspeakable,  unknown. 

4  [There  all  the  heav'nly  hosts  are  seen, 

In  shining  ranks  they  move, 

And  drink  immortal  vigour  in, 

With  wonder  and  with  love. 

5  Then  at  thy  feet  with  awful  fear 

Th*  adoring  armies  fall ; 
With  joy  they  shrink  to  nothing  there, 
Before  th'  eternal  All. 


book  II.  HYMN  f>9.  367 

6  There  I  would  vie  with  all  the  host 

In  duty  and  in  bliss; 
While  less  than  nothing  I  could  boast, 
And  vanity*  confess.] 

7  The  more  thy  glories  strike  mine  eyes. 

The  humbler  I  shall  lie; 
Thus  while  I  sink,  my  joys  shall  rise 
Unmeasurably  high. 

HYMN  f>9.     C.  M. 

The  Faithfulness  of  God  in  the  Promises. 

1  |  JJEGIN,  my  tongue,  *onie  heav'nly  theme, 

JEJ   And  speak  some  boundless  thing, 
The  mighty  works,  or  mightier  name 
Of  our  eternal  King. 

2  Tell  of  his  wondrous  faithfulness, 

And  sound  his  power  abroad  ; 
Sing  the  sweet  promise  of  his  grace, 
And  the  performing  God. 

3  Proclaim,  "  Salvation  from  the  Lord 

"  For  wretched  dying  men  ;" 
His  hand  has  writ  the  sacred  word 
With  an  immortal  pen. 

4  Engrav'd  as  in  eternal  brass 

The  mighty  promise  shines: 
Nor  can  the  power  of  darkness  rase 
Those  everlasting  lines.] 

5  [He  that  can  dash  whole  worlds  to  death, 

And  make  them  when  he  please  ; 
He  speaks,  and  that  almighty  breath 
Fulfils  his  great  decrees. 

6  His  very  word  of  grace  is  strong, 

As  that  which  built  the  skies  ; 
The  voice  that  rolls  the  stars  along 
Speaks  all  the  promises. 

7  He  said,  "Let  the  wide  heav'n  be  spread/' 

And  heav'n  was  stretch'd  abroad  ; 
"  Abra'm,  I'll  be  thy  God,"  he  said, 
And  he  was  AbraWs  God. 
S  O,  might  I  hear  thy  heav'nly  tongue 
But  whisper,44  Thou  art  mine!" 
Those  gentle  words  should  raise  my  song 
To  notes  almost  divine. 
9  How  would  my  leaping  heart  rejoice, 
And  think  my  heav'n  secure! 

;s  Isaih  xi.  17. 


mS  HYMN  70.  book  ii- 

I  trust  the  all-creatin<r  voice, 
And  faith  desires  no  more.] 

HYMN  70.     L.M. 

'God's  Dominion  over  the  Sea.     Psalm  cvii.  23,  &c. 

1  £^i  OD  of  the  seas,  thy  thund'rii  g  voice 
\jf   Makes  all  the  roaring-  waves  rejoice  ! 
And  one  soft  word  of  thy  command 

Can  sink  them  silent  in  the  sand. 

2  If  but  a  Moses  wave  thy  rod, 

The  sea  divides,  and  owns  its  God; 
The  stormy  floods  their  Maker  knewj 
And  letyJhs  chosen  armies  through. 

3  The  scaly  flocks  amirist  the  sen, 
To  tbee  their  Lord,  a  tribute  pay  ; 
The  meanest  fish  that  swims  the  flood 
Leaps  up,  and  means  a  praise  to  God. 

4  [The  larger  monsters  of  the  deep, 
On  thy  commands  attendance  keep; 
By  thy  permission  sport  and  play, 
And  cleave  along  their  foaming  way. 

5  If  God  his  voice  of  tempest  rears,i 
Leviathan  lies  still,  and  fears; 
Anon  he  lifts  his  nostrils  high, 
And  spouts  the  ocean  to  the  sky.] 

6  How  is  thy  glorious  power  ador'd 
Amidst  those  wat'ry  nations,  Lord! 
Yet  the  bold  men  that  trace  the  seas, 
Bold  men  !  refuse  their  Maker's  praise. 

7  [VV  hat  scenes  of  miracles  they  see, 
And  never  tune  a  song  to  thee ! 
While  on  the  flood  they  safely  ride, 
They  curse  the  hand  that  smooths  the  tide. 

S  Anon  they  plunge  m  wat'ry  graves, 

And  some  drink  death  among  the  waves: 
Yet  the  surviving  crew  blaspheme, 
Nor  own  the  God  that  rescu'd  them.] 

9  O,  for  some  signal  of  thine  hand  ! 

Shake  all  the  seas,  Lord,  shake  the  land ; 
Great  judge,  descend,  lest  men  deny 
That  there's  a  God  (hat  rules  the  sky. 

From  the  70//i  to  the  108th  Hymn,  I  hope  the  reader  wilf  forgive  th? 
neghct  of  rhyme  in  the  first  and  third  lines  of  the  stan$ct; 


»ook  ii.  HYMN  71,72.  86& 

HYMN  71.     C.  M. 

Praise  to  God  from  all  Creatures. 
1    npHE  glories  of  my  Maker,  God, 
J_     My  joyful  voice  shall  sing, 
And  call  the  nations  to  adore 
Their  Former  and  their  King1. 
*2  'Twas  his  right  hand  that  shap'cl  our  clay, 
And  wrought  this  human  frame; 
But  from  his  own  immediate  breath 
Our  noble  spirits  came. 

3  We  bring-  our  mortal  powers  to  God, 

And  worship  with  our  tongues ; 
We  claim  some  kindred  with  the  skies, 
And  join  th'  angelic  songs. 

4  Let  grov'iling  beasts  of  every  shape, 

And  fowls  of  every  wing-, 
And  rocks,  and  trees,  and  fires,  and  seas, 
Their  various  tribute  bring-. 

5  Ye  planets,  to  his  honour  shine, 

And  wheels  of  nature  roll ; 
Praise  him  in  your  unwearied  course 
Around  the  steady  pole. 
<j  The  brightness  of  our  Maker's  name, 
The  wide  creation  fills; 
And  his  unbounded  grandeur  flies 
Beyond  the  heavenly  hills. 

HYMN  72.     C.  M. 

The  Lord's  Day;  or,  the  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

iLESS'D  morning,  whose  young  dawning  ray* 
Beheld  our  rising  God  ; 
That  saw  him  triumph  o'er  the  dust, 
And  leave  his  last  abode! 
2  In  the  cold  prison  of  a  tomb 
The  dead  Redeemer  lay, 
Till  the  revolving  skies  had  brought 
The  third,  th'  appointed  day. 
.*}  Hell  and  the  grave  unite  their  force 
To  hold  our  God  in  vain ; 
The  sleeping  Conqueror  arose, 
And  burst  their  feeble  chain. 
4  To  thy  great  name,  almighty  Lord, 
These  sacred  hours  we  pay, 
And  loud  hosannas  shall  proclaim 
The  triumph  of  the  day. 


370  HYMN  73, 74.  book  n. 

5  [Salvation  and  immortal  praise 
To  our  v/ctorious  King; 
Let  heav'n,  and  earth,  and  rocks,  and  seas, 
With  glad  hosannas  ring.] 

HYMN  73.     CM. 

Doubts  scattered;  or,   Spiritual  Joy  restored* 

1  TTENCE  from  my  soul  sad  thoughts  be  gone 
JaLE.   And  leave  me  to  my  joys; 

My  tongue  shall  triumph  in  my  God, 
And  make  a  joyful  noise. 

2  Darkness  and  doubts  had  veil'd  my  mind, 

And  drown'd  my  head  in  tears, 
Till  sovereign  grace,  with  shining  rays, 
DispeSi'd  my  gloomy  fears. 

3  O  what  immortal  joys  I  felt, 

And  raptures  all  divine, 
When  Jesus  told  me,  I  was  his, 
And  my  beloved,  mine! 

4  In  vain  the  tempter  frights  my  soul, 

And  breaks  my  peace  in  vain ; 
One  glimpse,  dear  Saviour,  of  thy  face 
Revives  my  joys  again. 

HYMN  74.     S.  M. 

Repentance  frGm  a  Sense  of  Divine  Goodness;  or,  a  Complaint 

Ingratitude. 
i   |f  S  this  the  kind  return, 

M.  And  these  the  thanks  we  owe? 
Thus  to  abuse  eternal  love, 

Whence  all  our  blessings  flow! 

2  To  what  a  stubborn  frame 

Hath  sin  redur'd  our  mind  ! 
What  strange  rebellious  wretches  we, 
And  God  as  strangely  kind 

3  [On  us  he  bids  the  sun 

Shed  his  reviving  rays ; 
For  us  the  skies  their  circles  run 
To  lengthen  out  our  days. 

4  The  brutes  obey  their  God, 

And  bow  their  necks  to  men; 
But  we  more  base,  more  brutish  things, 
Reject  his  easy  reign.] 

5  Turn,  turn  us,  mighty  God ! 

And  mould  our  souls  afresh  ! 
Break,  sov'reign  grace,  these  hearts  of  stone, 
And  give  us  hearts  of  flesh. 


book  ii.  HYMN  75,  76. 

6  Let  past  ingratitude 

Provoke  our  weeping-  eyes, 
.And  hourly,  ns  new  mercies  fall, 
Let  hourly  thanks  arise. 

HYMN  75.      C.  M. 

Spiritual  and  eternal  joy ;  or,  the  beatific  SigJit  of  Christ. 

1    T71ROM  thee,  my  God,  my  joys  shall  rise. 
-■-      And  run  eternal  rounds, 
Beyond  the  limits  of  the  skies, 
And  all  created  bounds. 
I  The  holy  triumphs  of  my  soul 
Shall  death  itself  out-brave; 
Leave  dull  mortality  behind, 
And  fly  beyond  the  grave. 

3  There,  where  my  blessed  Jesus  reigns 

In  heav'n's  unmeasur'd  space, 
*  I'll  spend  a  long  eternity 
In  pleasure  and  in  praise. 

4  Millions  of  years  my  wond'ring  eyes 

Shall  o'er  thy  beauties  rove, 
And  endless  agfes  I'll  adore 
The  glories  of  thy  love. 

5  [Sweet  Jesus!  every  smile  of  thine 

Shall  fresh  endearments  bring-; 
And  thousand  tastes  of  new  delight 
From  all  thy  graces  spring. 
J  Haste,  my  beloved,  fetch  my  soul 
Up  to  thy  bless'd  abode ! 
Fly,  for  my  spirit  longs  to  see 
My  Saviour  and  my  God.] 

HYMN  7(5.     C.  M. 

Tlie  Resurrection  and  Ascension  of  Christ. 

1  YTOSANNA  to  the  Prince  of  Light. 
H  That  cloth'd  himself  in  clay; 
Enter'd  the  iron  gates  of  death, 

And  tore  the  bars  away.  ^ 

2  Death  is  no  more  the  king  of  dread, 

Since  our  Immanuel  rose; 
He  took  the  tyrant's  sting  away, 
And  spoil'd  our  hellish  foes. 

3  See  how  the  conqu'ror  mounts  aloft. 

And  to  his  Father  flies, 
With  scars  of  honour  in  his  flesh, 
And  triumph  in  his  eyes. 


372  HYMN  77, 78.  book  n. 

4  There  our  exalted  Saviour  reigns 

And  scatters  blessings  down  ; 
Our  Jesus  fills  the  middle  seat 
Of  the  celestial  throne. 

5  [Raise  your  devotion,  mortal  tongues, 

To  reach  his  bless'd  abode  ; 
Sweet  be  the  accents  of  your  songs 
To  our  incarnate  God. 

6  Bright  angels,  strike  your  loudest  strings. 

Your  sweetest  voices  raise ; 
Let  heav'n  and  all  created  things 
Sound  our  Immanuel's  praise. 
HYMN  77.     L.  M. 

The  Christian  Warfare. 

1  £*  TAND  up,  my  soul,  shake  off  thy  fears7 
>C5  And  gird  the  gospel  armour  on; 
March  to  the  gates  of  endless  joy, 

Where  thy  great  Captain  Saviour's  gone. 

2  Hell  and  thy  sins  resist  thy  course, 

But  hell  and  sin  are  vanquished  foes  ; 
Thy  Jesus  nail'd  them  to  the  cross, 
And  sung  the  triumph  when  he  rose.] 

3  [What  though  the  prince  of  darkness  rage. 

And  waste  the  fury  of  his  spite  ; 
Eternal  chains  confine  him  down 
To  fiery  deeps  and  endless  night. 

4  What  though  thine  inward  lusts  rebel ; 

?Tis  but  a  struggling  gasp  for  life; 
The  weapons  of  victorious  grace 

Shall  slay  thy  sins  and  end  the  strife.] 

5  Then  let  my  soul  march  boldly  on, 

Press  forward  to  the  heav'nly  gate ; 
There  peace  and  joy  eternal  reign, 

And  glitt'ring  robes  for  conquerors  wait, 

0  There  shall  I  wear  a  starry  crown, 

And  triumph  in  almighty  grace; 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  skies 
Join  in  my  glorious  Leader's  praise. 
HYMN  78.     CM. 

Redemption  by  Christ. 

1  "1HS7  HEN  the  first  parents  of  our  race 

TV     Rebell'd  and  lost  their  God, 
And  the  infection  of  their  sin 
Had  tainted  all  our  blood; 


hook  ii.  HYMN  79.  3?tf 

2  Infinite  pity  touch'd  the  heart 

Of  the  eternal  Son  ; 
Descending  from  the  heav'nly  court. 
He  left  his  Father's  throne. 

3  Aside  the  Prince  of  Glory  threw 

His  most  divine  array, 
And  wrapp'd  his  Godhead  in  a  veil 
Of  oat  inferior  clay. 

4  His  iiviug  power,  and  dying-  love, 

Redeemed  unhappy  men, 
And  rais'd  the  ruins  of  our  race 
To  life  and  God  again. 

5  To  thee,  dear  Lord,  our  flesh  and  soul 

We  joyfully  resign ; 
Bless VI  Jesus,  take  us  for  thy  own, 
For  we  are  doubly  thine. 
<>  Thine  honour  shall  for  ever  be 
The  business  of  our  days; 
For  ever  shall  our  thankful  tongues 
Speak  thy  deserved  praise. 

HYMN  79.     C.  M. 

Praise  to  the  Redeemer. 

1  "OLUNG'D  in  a  gulph  of  dark  despair, 
-*-      We  wretched  sinners  lay, 
Without  one  cheering  beam  of  hope, 

Or  spark  of  glimmering  day. 

2  With  pitying  eyes  the  Prince  of  Grace  , 

Beheld  our  helpless  grief; 
He  saw,  and  (O  amazing  love!) 
He  ran  to  our  relief. 

3  Down  from  the  shining:  seats  above 

With  joyful  haste  he  fled, 
Enter'd  the  grave  in  mortal  flesh, 
And  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

4  lie  spoil'd  tfie  power  of  darkness  thus, 

And  brake  our  iron  chains: 
Jesus  hath  freed  our  captive  souls 
From  everlasting  pains. 
£  [In  vain  the  baffled  prince  of  hell 
His  cursed  projects  tries; 
We  that  were  doom'd  his  endless  slaves, 
Are  rais'd  above  the  skies.] 
$  £>!  for  this  love,  let  rocks  and  hills 
Their  lasting  silence  break, 

Gg2 


m 4  HYMN  80,  81.  book  ii. 

And  all  harmonious  human  tongues 
The  Saviour's  praises  speak. 
7  [Yes,  we  will  praise  thee,  dearest  Lord! 
Our  souls  are  all  on  flame ; 
Hosanna  round  the  spacious  earth 
To  thine  adored  name. 
S  Angels!  assist  our  mighty  joys, 
Strike  all  your  harps  of  gold ; 
But  when  you  raise  your  highest  notes, 
His  love  can  ne'er  be  told.] 

HYMN  80.     S.M. 

God's  awful  Power  and  Goodness, 
I   (T\W-  the  a  1  mighty  Lord! 

%J   How  matchless  is  his  power! 
Tremble,  O  earth,  beneath  his  word, 
And  all  the  heav'ns  adore. 
'2  Let  proud  imperious  kings 
Bow  low  before  his  throne  ! 
Crouch  to  his  feet  ye  haughty  things, 
Or  he  shall  tread  you  down. 

3  Above  the  skies  he  reigns, 

And  with  amazing  blows, 
He  deals  insufferable  pains 
On  his  rebellious  foes. 

4  Yet,  everlasting  God! 

We  love  to  speak  thy  praise  ; 
Thy  sceptre's  equal  to  thy  rod, 
The  sceptre  of  thy  grace. 

5  The  arms  of  mighty  love 

Defend  our  Sion  well, 
And  heav'nly  mercy  walls  us  round 
From  Babylon  and  hell. 
6  Salvation  to  the  King 

That  sits  enthron'd  above; 
Thus  we  adore  the  God  of  might, 
And  bless  the  God  of  love. 

HYMN  81.     C.  M. 

Our  Sin  {he  Cause  of  Christ's  Death. 
1      A    NDnow  the  scales  have  left  mine  eyes, 
Jla.   Now  1  begin  to  see : 
O,  the  curs'd  deeds  my  sins  have  done! 
What  murd'rous  things  they  be! 
>&  Where  these  the  traitors,  dearest  Lord, 
That  thy  fair  body  tore  ? 


hook  ir.  HYMN  82, 83.  8! 

Monsters,  that  stain'd  those  heav'nly  limbs 
With  floods  of  purple  gore  ! 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done 

My  dearest  Lord  was  slain, 
When  justice  seizM  God's  only  Son, 
And  put  his  soul  to  pain? 

4  Forgive  my  guilt,  O  Prince  of  Peace; 

Pll  wound  my  God  no  more: 
Hence  from  my  heart,  ye  sins,  be  gone, 
For  Jesus  1  adore. 

5  Furnish  me,  Lord,  with  heav'nly  arms, 

From  grace's  magazine, 
And  I'll  proclaim  eternal  war 
With  every  darling  sin. 

HYMN  82.     CM. 

Redemption  and  Protection  from  Spiritual  Enem> 

1  A   RIsL,  my. soul,  my  joyful  powers, 
jljl   And  triumph  in  my  God: 
Awake,  my  voice,  and  loud  proclaim 

His  glorious  grace  abroad. 

2  He  raiVd  me  from  the  depths  of  sin, 

The  gates  of  gaping  hell, 
Arid  fix'd  my  standing  more  secure 
Than  'twas  before  I  fell. 

3  The  arms  of  everlasting;  love 

Beneath  my  sou!  he  plac'd, 
And  on  the  rock  of  ages  set 
My  slippery  foosteps  fast. 
1  The  city  of  my  blest  abode, 
Is  wall'd  around  with  grace  ; 
Salvation  for  a  bulwark  stands 
To  shield  the  sacred  place. 
5  Satan  may  vent  his  sharpest  spite, 
And  all  his  legions  roar; 
Almighty  mercy  guards  my  life, 
And  bounds  his  raging  power. 
(>  Arise,  my  soul,  awake,  my  voice, 
And  tunes  of  pleasure  sing, 
Pioud  hallelujahs  shall  address 
My  Saviour  and  my  King. 

HYMN  83.     C.  M. 

The  passion  and  Exaltation  of  Christ. 

I  FT1HUS  saith  the  Ruler  of  the  skies, 
JSL    "  Awake  my  dreadful  sword  ; 


376  HYMN  84.  book  k, 

"  Awake  my  wrath,  and  smite  the  man, 
*'  My  fellow,"  saith  the  Lord. 

2  Vengeance  receiv'd  the  dread  command, 

And  armed,  down  she  flies  ; 

Jesus  submits  t'  his  Father's  hand, 

And  bows  his  head,  and  dies. 

3  But  O,  the  wtsdom  and  the  grace 

That  join  with  vengeance  now;  r 

He  dies  to  save  our  guilty  race, 
And  yet  he  rises  too. 

4  A  p?  rson  so  divine  was  he, 

\\  ho  yielded  to  be  slain, 
That  be  could  give  his  soul  away, 
And  take  his  life  again. 

5  Live,  glorious  Lord!  and  reign  on  high ; 

Let  every  nation  sing", 
And  angels  sound  with  endless  joy 
The  Saviour  and  the  King. 

HYMN  84.    S.  M. 

The  same. 

1  |H1  OME,  all  harmonious  tongues, 
\j   Your  noblest  music  bring, 
>Ti«  Christ  the  everlasting  God, 

And  Christ  the  man,  we  sing. 

2  Tell  how  he  took  our  flesh, 

To  take  away  our  guilt ; 
Sing  the  dear  drops  of  sacred  blood 
That  hellish  monsters  spilt. 
*3  [A  '  *!  tin  cruel  spear 

Went  deep  into  his  side, 
And  the  run  flood  of  purple  gore 
Their  murd'rous  weapons  dyed.] 

4  [The  waves  of  swelling  grief 

Did  o'er  his  bosom  roll, 
And  mountains  of  almighty  wrath 
Lay  heavy  on  his  soul. 

5  Down  to  the  shades  of  death 

He  bow'd  his  awful  head; 
Yet  he  arose  to  live  and  reign 

When  death  itself  is  dead. 
$  No  more  the  bloody  spear, 

Toe  cross  and  nails  no  more; 
For  bell  itself  shakes  at  his  name, 

Aad  all  the  heav'ns  adore. 


book  ii,  HYMN  85,  S0.  37' 

7  There  the  Redeemer  sits, 

High  on  the  Father's  throne; 
The  Father  lays  his  vengeance  by, 
And  smiles  upon  his  Son. 
S  There  his  full  "lories  shine 
With  uncreated  rays, 
And  bless  his  saints  and  angels  eyes 
To  everlasting  days. 

HYMN  85.     CM. 

Sufficiency  of  Pardon. 

1  ^M/"^^  does  your  face,  ye  humble  souls. 

▼  f     Those  mournful  colours  wear? 
What  doubts  are  these  that  waste  your  faith 
And  nourish  your  despair  ? 

2  What  though  your  num'rous  sins  exceed 

The  stars  that  fill  the  skies, 
And,  aiming  at  th'  eternal  throne, 

Like  pointed  mountains  rise? 
%  What  though  your  mighty  guilt  beyond 

The  wide  creation  swell, 
And  has  its  curs'd  foundations  laid 

Low  as  the  deeps  of  hell  ? 

4  See  here  an  endless  ocean  flows 

Of  never  failing  grace; 
Behold  a  dying  Saviour's  veins 
The  sacred  flood  increase. 

5  It  rises  high,  and  drowns  the  hills — 

Has  neither  shore  nor  bound  : 
Nor,  if  we  search  to  find  our  sins, 
Our  sins  can  ne'er  be  found. 
()  Awake,  our  hearts,  adore  the  grace 
That  buries  all  our  faults, 
And  pard'ning  blood,  that  swells  above 
Our  follies  and  our  thoughts. 
HYMN  86.     CM. 

Freedom  from  Si?i  and  Misery  in  Heaven  ■. 

1  rfT|UR  sins,  alas  !  how  strong  they  be  ! 
\J   And  like  a  violent  sea, 

They  break  our  duty,  Lord,  to  thee, 
And  hurry  us  away. 

2  The  waves  of  trouble,  how  they  rise  ! 
-     How  loud  the  tempest  roar  ! 

But  death  shall  land  our  weary  souls 
Safe  on  the  heav'nly  shore. 


378  HYNN  87, 88.  hook  i'i 

3  There,  to  fulfil  his  sweet  commands, 

Our  speedy  feet  shall  move  ; 
No  sin  shall  clog-  our  winged  zeal, 
Or  cool  our  burning  love. 

4  There  shall  we  sit,  and  sing,  and  tell 

The  wonders  of  his  grace, 
Till  heav'nly  raptures  fire  our  hearts, 
And  smile  in  every  face. 

5  For  ever  his  dear  sacred  name 

Shall  dwell  upon  our  tongue, 
And  Jesus  and  salvation  be 
The  close  of  every  song. 

HYMN  87.     C.  M. 

The  Divine  Glories  above  our  Reason. 

1  TTOW  wondrous  great,  how  glorious  bright 
JLJL  Must  our  Creator  be, 

Who  dwells  amidst  the  dazz'ling  light 
Of  vast  infinity! 

2  Our  soaring  spirits  upward  rise 

T'  ward  the  celestial  throne: 
Fain  would  we  see  the  blessed  Three, 

Andihe  Almighty  One. 
S  Our  reason  stretches  all  its  wings, 

And  climbs  above  the  skies: 
But  still  how  far  beneath  thy  feet 

Our  grov'lling  reason  lies! 

4  [Lord,  here  we  bend  our  humble  souls, 

And  awfully  adore, 
For  the  weak  pinions  of  our  mind 
Can  stretch  a  thought  no  more.] 

5  Thy  glories  infinitely  rise 

Above  our  laboring  tongue; 
In  vain  the  highest  seraph  tries 
To  form  an  equal  song. 
*6  [In  humble  notes  our  faith  adores 
The  great  mysterious  King, 
While  angels  strain  their  nobler  powers, 
And  sweep  th'  immortal  string. 
HYMN  88.     C.  M. 
Salvation- 
I    £JALVATION!  O,  the  joyful  sound  ; 
►^    'Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears; 
A  sov'r^ign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 


book  if.  HYMN  69,  DO.  T7TT 

'2  Bury'd  in  sorrow  and  in  sin, 
At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay  ; 
But  we  arise  by  grace  divine 
To  see  a  heaVnly  day. 
3  Salvation  !  let  the  echo  fly 
The  spacious  earth  around, 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 
Conspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

HYMN  H9.     C  M. 

Christ's  Victory  over  Satan. 

1  T_¥OSANNA  to  our  con  .u'ring  King! 
JUL  The,  prince  ol  darkness  flies, 

His  troops  rush  headlong  down  to  hell, 
Like  lightning  from  the  skies. 

2  There,  bouud  in  chains,  the  lions  roar, 

And  fight  the  rescu'd  sheep; 
But  heavy  bars  confine  their  power 
And  malice  to  the  deep. 

3  Hosanna  to  our  conqu'ring  King ! 

All  hail,  incarnate  love! 
Ten  thousand  songs  and  glories  wait 
To  crown  thy  head  above. 

4  Thy  vict'ries  and  thy  deathless  fame 

Through  the  wide  world  shall  run, 
And  everlasting  ages  sing 
The  triumphs  thou  hast  won. 
HYMN  90.     CM. 

Faith  in  Christ  for  Pardon  and  Sanctified : 

1  JTJOW  sad  our  state  by  nature  is! 
Jul  Our  sin  how  deep  I J  stains! 
Ana  Satan  bunds  our  captive  miuds 

Fast  in  his  slavish  chains. 

2  But  there's  a  voice  of  sov'reign  grace 

Sounds  from  the  sacred  word  ; 
i(  Ho  !  ye  despairing  sinners,  come, 
"And  trust  upon  the  Lord.'' 

3  My  soul  obeys  th'  almighty  call, 

And  runs  to  this  relief; 
I  would  believe  thy  promise,  Lord 

O  help  my  unbelief. 
i  To  the  dear  fountain  of  thy  blood, 

Incarnate  God !   I  fly  ; 
Here  let  me  wash  my  spotted  soul 

From  crimes  of  deepest  dye. 


;380  HYMN  91.  book 

5  Stretch  out  thine  arm,  victorious  King, 
My  reigning  sins  subdue  ; 
Drive  the  old  dragon  from  his  seat, 
With  all  his  he!hsh  crew.] 

0  A  guilty,  weak,  and  helpless  worm, 

On  tby  kind  arms  I  fall: 
Be  thou  my  strength  and  righteousness, 
My  Jesus,  and  thy  all. 

HYMN  91.     C.  M. 

The  Glory  of  Christ  in  Heaven. 

1  |^H,  the  dehghts,  the  heav'nly  joys, 
^-^   The  glories  ot  the  place, 
Where  Jesus  sheds  the  brightest  beams 

Of  his  o'erflowing  grace. 

2  Sweet  majesty  and  awful  love 

Sit  smiling  on  his  brow, 
And  all  the  glorious  ranks  above 
At  humble  distance  bow. 

3  [Princes  to  this  imperial  name 

Bend  their  bright  sceptres  down  : 
Dominions,  thrones,  and  powers  rejoice 
To  see  him  wear  the  crown. 

4  Archangels  sound  his  lofty  praise 

Through  every  heav'nly  street, 
And  lay  their  highest  honours  down 
Submissive  at  his  feet. 

5  Those  soft,  those  blessed  feet  of  his, 

That  once  rude  iron  tore, 
High  on  a  throne  of  light  they  stand, 

And  all  the  saints  adore. 
1)  His  head,  the  dear  majestic  head 

That  cruel  thorns  did  wound, 
See  what  immortal  glories  shine, 

And  circle  it  around!] 

7  This  is  the  man,  th'  exalted  man 

Whom  we  unseen  adore; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  his  face, 
Our  hearts  shall  love  him  more. 

8  [Lord,  how  our  souls  are  all  on  fire 

To  see  thy  bless'd  abode; 
Our  tongues  rejoice  in  tunes  of  praise 
To  our  incarnate  God  !    4 

9  And  whilst  our  faith  enjoys  this  sight> 

We  long  to  leave  our  clay; 


jtooiv  ii.  HYMN  92, 93.  381 

And  wish  thy  fi'ry  chariots,  Lord, 
To  fetch  our  souls  away.] 

HYMN  92.     CM. 

The  Church  saved,  and  her  Enemies  disappointed 
Composed  the  5th  of  November,  1694. 

i    ^HOUT  to  the  Lord,  and  let  our  joys 
^   Through  the  whole  nation  run; 
Ye  Christian  skies,  resound  the  noise 
Beyond  the  rising-  sun. 
'2  Thee,  mighty  God!  our  souls  admire; 
Thee  our  glad  voices  sing"; 
And  join  with  the  celestial  choir 
To  praise  th'  eternal  King*. 

3  Thy  power  the  whole  creation  rules, 

And  on  the  starry  skies 
Sits  smiling  at  the  weak  designs 
Thine  envious  foes  devise. 

4  Thy  scorn  derides  their  feeble  rage, 

And  with  an  awful  frown 
Flings  vast  confusion  on  their  plots, 

And  shakes  their  Babel  down. 
">  [Their  secret  fires  in  caverns  lay, 

And  we  the  sacrifice : 
But  gloomy  caverns  strove  in  vain 

To  'scape  all-searching  eyes. 

6  Their  dark  designs  were  all  reveal'd, 

Their  treasons  all  betray'd  : 
Praise  to  the  Lord  that  broke  the  snare 
Their  cursed  hands  had  laid.] 

7  In  vain  the  busy  sons  of  hell 

Still  new  rebellions  try, 
Their  souls  shall  pine  with  envious  rage, 
And  vex  away  and  die. 

5  Almighty  grace  defends  our  land 

From  their  malicious  power: 
Let  Christians  with  united  songs 
Almighty  grace  adore. 

HYMN  93.    S.  M. 

God  all  and  in  all.     Psalm  lxuii.  25. 

1  ]%/TY  God»  my  ,ife»  my  love, 

1TJL  To  thee,  to  thee  I  call ; 
I  cannot  live  if  thou  remove, 
For  thou  art  all  in  all. 
2  [Thy  shining  grace  can  cheer 
This  dungeon  where  1  dwell ; 
Hh    . 


m  HYMN  94.  uook  nw 

'Tis  Paradise  when  thou  art  here ; 
If  thou  depart  'tis  hell.] 

3  [The  smilings  of  thy  face, 

How  amiable  they  are! 
'Tis  heav'n  to  rest  in  thine  embrace? 
And  no  where  else  but  there.] 

4  [To  thee,  and  thee  alone, 

The  angels  owe  their  bliss; 
They  sit  around  thy  gracious  throne,. 
And  dwell  where  Jesus  is. 

5  [Not  all  the  harps  above 

Can  make  a  heav'nly  place, 
If  God  his  residence  remove, 
Or  but  conceal  his  face.] 

6  Nor  eartb,  nor  all  the  sky, 

Can  one  delight  afford  • 
No,  not  a  drop  of  real  joy, 
Without  thy  presence,  Lor<L 

7  Thou  art  the  sea  of  love, 

Where  all  my  pleasures  roll : 
The  circle  where  my  passions  move. 
And  centre  of  my  soul. 
S  [To  thee  my  spirits  fly 
With  infinite  desire; 
And  yet  how  for  from  thee  I  lie! 
Deav  Jesus,  raise  me  higher.] 
HYMN  94.     C.  M. 

God  my  only  Happiness      Psalm  lxxiii.  2&„- 

1  "J&/f|Y  God,  my  portion,  and  my  love* 
JLtJl  My  everlasting  all, 

I've  none  but  thee  in  heav'n  above3 
Or  on  this  earthly  ball. 

2  [What  empty  things  are  all  the  skies, 

And  this  inferior  clod  ! 
There's  nothing  here  deserves  my  joy: s, 
There's  nothing  like  my  God.] 

3  [In  vain  the  bright,  the  burning  sun? 

Scatters  his  feeble  light: 
?Tis  thy  sweet  beams  create  my  noon 
If  thou  withdraw,  'tis  night. 

4  And  whdst  upon  my  restless  bed, 

Amongst  the  shades  I  roll, 
If  my  Redeemer  show  his  head* 
'Tis  morning  with  my  soul.J 


hook  n.  HYMN  95.  3&f< 

5  To  thee  we  owe  our  wealth  and  friends, 
And  health  and  sate  abode: 
Thanks  to  thy  name  for  meaner  things, 
But  they  are  not  my  God 
K)  How  vain  a  toy  is  glitt'ring"  wealth, 
If  once  compared  to  thee? 
Or  what's  my  safety  or  my  health. 
Or  all  my  friends  to  me? 
7  Were  I  possessor  of  the  earth, 
And  call'd  the  stars  my  own  : 
Without  thy  graces  and  thyself, 
I  were  a  wretch  undone. 
S  Let  others  stretch  their  arms  like  seas- 
And  grasp  in  all  the  shore  : 
Grant  me  the  visits  of  thy  face, 
And  I  desire  no  more. 

HYMN  95.     C.  M* 

Look  on  Him  whom  they  pierced,  and  mourn- 

I    |~N FINITE  grief!  amazing"  woe! 
-■-  Behold  my  bleeding  Lord! 
Hell  and  the  Jews  conspir'd  his  death, 
And  us'd  the  Roman  sword. 
"2  O,  the  sharp  pangs  of  smarting  pain 
My  dear  Redeemer  bore! 
When  knotty  whips  and  rugged  thorn*. 
His  sacred  body  tore  ! 
3  But  knotty  whips  and  rugged  thorns 
In  vaiu  do  I  accuse: 
In  vain  I  blame  the  Roman  bands. 
And  the  more  spiteful  Jews: 
1  'Twere  you,  my  sins,  my  cruel  sins, 
His  chief  tormentors  were; 
Each  of  my  crimes  became  a  nail 
And  unbelief  the  spear. 
5  'Twere  you  that  pull'd  the  vengeance  down 
Upon  his  guiltless  head  ; 
Break,  break,  my  heart !  O  burst  mine  eyes. 
And  let  my  sorrows  bleed. 
i  Strike,  mighty  grace,  my  flinty  soul, 
Till  melting"  waters  flow, 
And  deep  repentance  drown  mine  ey«s 
In  undissembled  woe. 


m  HYMN  96, 97, 98.  book  u, 

HYMN  96.    C.  M. 

Distinguishing  Love  :  or,  Angels  punished,  and  Men  saved; 

1  TTfcOWN  headlong  from  their  native  skies, 
MJ  The  rebel  angels  fell, 

And  thunderbolts  of  flaming  wrath 
Pursued  them  deep  to  hell. 

2  Down  from  the  top  of  earthly  bliss 

Rebellious  man  was  Iiurl'd  ; 
And  Jesus  stoop'd  beneath  the  grave 
To  reach  a  sinking  world. 

3  0  love  of  infinite  degree! 

Unmeasurable  grace! 
Must  lieav'n's  eternal  darling*  die 
To  save  a  traitorous  race? 
I  Must  angels  sink  for  ever  down, 
And  burn  in  (jiienchless  fire, 
While  God  forsakes  his  shining  throne 
To  raise  us  wretches  higher'? 
5  0  for  tins  love  let  earth  and  skies 
With  hallelujahs  ring, 
And  the  full  choir  of  human  tongues 
,     All  hallelujahs  sing. 

HYMN  97.     L.M. 

The  same. 
1   "MTiROM  heav'n  the  sinning  angels  fell, 
jT    And  wrath  and  darkness  chain'd  them  down  ; 
But  man,  vile  man,  forsook  his  bliss, 
And  mercy  lifts  him  to  a  crown. 
*2  Amazing  work  of  sov'reign  grace, 
That  could  distinguish  rebels  so! 
Our  guilty  treasons  call'd  aloud 
For  everlasting  fetters  too. 
3  To  thee,  to  thee,  almighty  Love, 

Our  souls,  ourselves*  our  all  we  pay: 
Millions  of  tongues  shall  sound  thy  praise 
On  the  bright  hills  of  heav'nly  day. 
HYMN  98.     CM. 

Hardness  of  Heart  complained  of. 

1  "1%/ffY  heart,  how  dreadful  hard  it  is  ! 
-_?JL  How  heavy  here  it  lies  ! 
Heavy  and  cold  within  my  breast. 

Just  like  a  rock  of  ice  ! 

2  Sin,  like  a  raging  tyrant  sits 

Upon  this  flinty  throne, 


U0OK  II. 


HYMN  99.  asn 


And  every  grace  lies  buried  deep 
Beneath  this  heart  of  stone. 

3  How  seldom  do  I  rise  to  God, 

Or  taste  the  joys  above  ! 
This  mountain  presses  down  my  faith-, 
And  chills  my  flaming  love. 

4  When  smiling  mercy  courts  my  soul, 

With  all  its  heav'nly  charms, 
This  stubborn,  this  relentless  thing*, 
Would  thrust  it  from  my  arms. 

5  Against  the  thunders  of  thy  word 

Rebellious  I  have  stood; 
My  heart,  it  shakes  not  at  the  wrath 
And  terrors  of  a  God. 

6  Dear  Saviour,  steep  this  rock  of  mine 

In  thine  own  crimson  sea! 
None  but  a  bath  of  blood  divine 
Can  melt  the  flint  away. 

HYMN  99.     C.  M. 

The  Book  of  God's  Decrees. 

ET  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie, 
-■— ^    Abas'd  before  their  God  ; 
Whate'er  his  sov'reisn  voice  hath  formM 
He  governs  with  a  nod. 
~  [Ten  thousand  ages  ere  the  skies 
Were  into  motion  brought, 
All  the  long  years  and  world  to  come 
Stood  present  to  his  thought. 
3  There's  not  a  sparrow  or  a  worm 
But's  found  in  his  decrees: 
He  raises  monarchs  to  their  thrones, . 
And  sinks  them  as  he  please.] 
%  If  light  attends  the  course  I  run, 
'Tis  he  provides  those  rays; 
And  'tis  his  hand  that  hides  my  sun, 
If  darkness  cloud  my  days. 
5"  Yet  I  would  not  be  much  concernM, 
Nor  vainlv  Ion"'  to  see 
The  volume  of  his  deep  decrees, 
What  months  are  writ  forme. 
&  When  he  reveals  the  book  of  life. 
O  may  I  read  my  name 
Amongst  the  chosen  of  his  love, 
The  follow'rs  of  the  Lamb. 

Hh2 


3SG  HYMN  100.  book  ji 

HYMN  100.    L.  M. 

The  Presence  of  Christ  is  the  Life  of  my  Soul. 
i   IJOW  fall  of  anguish  is  the  thought, 
AJL  How  it  distracts  and  tears  my  heart, 
If  God  at  last,  my  sovereign  Judge, 

Should  frown,  and  bid  my  soul  "  Depart.'* 

2  Lord,  when  I  quit  this  earthly  stage, 

Where  shall  I  fly,  but  to  thy  breast? 
For  I  have  sought  no  other  home ; 
For  I  have  learn'd  no  other  rest. 

3  I  cannot  live  contented  here 

Without  some  glimpses  of  thy  face ; 
And  heav'n  without  thy  presence  there, 
Would  be  a  dark  and  tiresome  place. 

4  When  earthly  cares  engross  the  day, 

And  hold  my  thoughts  aside  from  thee, 
The  shining  hours  of  cheerful  light 
Are  long  and  tedious  years  to  me. 

5  And  if  no  ev'ning  visit's  paid 

Between  my  Saviour  and  my  soul, 
How  dull  the  night  !  how  sad  the  shade! 
How  mournfully  the  minutes  roll! 
ti  This  flesh  of  mine  might  learn  as  soon 
To  live,  yet  part  with  all  my  blood : 
To  breathe,  when  vital  air  is  gone, 
Or  thrive  and  grow  without  my  food. 

7  [Christ  is  my  light,  my  life,  my  care, 

My  blessed  hope,  my  heav'uly  prize; 
Dearer  than  all  my  passions  are, 
My  limbs,  my  bowels,  or  my  eyes. 

8  The  strings  that  twine  about  my  heart, 

Tortures  and  racks  may  tear  them  off; 
But  they  can  never,  never  part 

With  {heir  dear  hold  of  Christ  my  love.j 
<)  [Mv  God  !  and  can  an  humble  child, 
That  loves  thee  with  a  flame  so  high, 
Be  ever  from  thy  face  exilM 
Without  the  pity  of  thine  eye? 
\0  Impossible! — For  thine  own  hands 
Have  tied  mv  heart  so  fast  to  thee, 
And  in  thy  book  the  promise  stands, 
That  where  thou  art,  thy  friends  must  be.] 


book  n.  HYMN  101,  102.  JS7 

HYMN  101.     C.  M. 

The  World's   Three  chief  Temptation?. 

1  ^KTKTHEN  \n  the  light  of  faith  divine 

▼  T     We  look  on  things  below, 
Honour,  and  gold,  and  sensual  joy, 
How  vain  and  dangerous  too. 

2  [Honour's  a  puff  of  noisy  breath; 

Yet  men  expose  their  blood, 
And  venture  everlasting*  death 
To  gfain  that  airv  gfood. 

3  Whilst  others  starve  the  nobler  miud, 

And  feed  on  shining-  dust, 
They  rob  the  serpent  of  his  food, 
T'  indulge  a  sordid  lust.] 

4  The  pleasures  that  allure  our  sense, 

Are  dang'rous  snares  to  souls! 
There's  but  a  drop  of  flat  t*  ring*  sweet; 
And  dash'd,with  bitter  bowls. 

5  God  is  mine  all-sufficient  good, 

My  portion  and  my  choice; 

In  him  my  vast  desires  are  fiiFd, 

And  all  my  powers  rejoice. 

6  in  vain  the  word  accosts  my  ear, 

And  tempts  my  heart  anew: 
I  cannot  buy  your  bliss  so  dear. 
Nor  part  with  he}*v'n  for  you. 

HYMN  102.     L.  M. 

A  happy  Resurrection. 

1  TVj~0,  I'll  repine  at  death  no  more, 

•    J-^    But  with  a  cheerful  gasp  resign, 
To  the  cold  dungeon  of  the  grave, 

These  dying,  with'ring  limbs  of  mine, 

2  Let  worms  devour  my  wasting  flesh, 

And  crutnbie  all  my  bones  to  dust; 
My  God  shall  raise  my  frame  anew 
At  the  revival  of  (he  just. 

3  Break,  sacred  morning,  through  the  skies, 

Bring  that  delightful,  dreadful  day; 
Cut  shurt  the  hours,  deny  Lord,  and  come; 
Thy  lingering  wHeeis,  how  longthey  stay ! 

4  [Our  weary  spirits  faint  to  see 

The  light  of  thy  returning  face, 
And  hear  the  language  of  those  lips, 
Where  God  hath  shed  his  richest  grace.] 


3S8  HYMN  103, 104.  uook/ii. 

5  [Haste  then  upon  the  wings  of  love, 
Rouse  all  the  pious  sleeping  clay, 
That  we  may  join  in  heav'nly  joys, 
And  sing  the  triumph  of  the  day.] 
HYMN  103.     CM. 

Christ's  Commission-     John  iii.  16,  17- 

i   ^lOME,  happy  souls,  approach  your  God 
\y   With  new  melodious  songs, 
Come,  render  to  Almighty  grace 
The  tribute  of  your  tongues. 

2  So  strange,  so  boundless  was  the  love 

That  pitied  dying  men, 
The  Father  sent  his  equal  Son 
To  sfive  them  life  ag-ain. 

3  Thy  hands,  dear  Jesus,  were  not  arm'd 

With  a  revenging  rod, 
No  hard  commission  to  perform 

The  vengeance  of  a  God. 
i  But  all  was  mercy,  all  was  mild, 

And  wrath  forsook  the  throne, 
When  Christ  on  the  kind  errand  came. 

And  brought  salvation  down. 

5  Here,  sinners,  you  may  heal  your  wounds, 

And  wipe  your  sorrows  dry; 
Trust  in  the  mighty  Saviours  name, 
And  you  shall  never  die. 

6  See,  dearest  Lord,  our  willing  souls 

Accept  thiue  offer'd  grace; 
We  bless  the  great  Redeemer's  love. 
And  give  the  Father  praise. 

HYMN  104.     S.  M. 

The  same. 

1  T>  AISE  your  triumphant  songs 
J- V  To  an  immortal  tune, 

Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  has  done. 

2  Sing  how  eternal  love 

Its  chief  Beloved  chose, 
And  bid  him  raise  our  wretched  race 
From  their  abyss  of  woes. 

3  His  hand  no  thunder  bears, 

Nor  terror  clothes  his  brow, 
No  bolts  to  drive  our  guilty  souls 
To  fiercer  flames  below. 


rook  ii.  HYMN  105,  IOC.  -38i 

4  Twas  mercy  fill'd  the  throne, 

And  wrath  stood  silent  by, 
When  Christ  was  sent  with  pardons  down 
To  rebels  doom'd  to  die. 

5  Now,  sinners,  dry  your  tears, 

Let  hopeless  sorrow  cease  ; 
Bow  to  the  sceptre  of  his  love, 
And  take  the  oflfer'd  peace. 
t>  Lord,  we  obey  thy  call  ; 
We  lay  an  humble  claim 
To  the  salvation  thou  hast  brought 
And  love  and  praise  thy  name. 
HYMN  105.     C.  M. 

Repentance  flowing  from  the  Patience  of  I 

1  A   ND  are  we  wretches  yet  alive? 
JoL.  And  do  we  yet  rebel? 

'Tis  boundless,  'tis  amazing  love, 
That  bears  us  up  from  hell  ! 

2  The  burden  of  our  weighty  guilt 

Would  sink  us  down  to  flames, 
And  threatening'  vengeance  rolls  above. 
To  crush  our  feeble  frames. 

3  Almighty  goodness  cries,  "  Forbear  ;" 

And  straight  the  thunder  stays: 
And  dare  we  now  provoke  his  wrath, 
And  weary  out  his  grace? 

4  Lord,  we  have  long  abus'd  thy  love, 

Too  long  indulged  our  sin  ; 
Our  aching  hearts  e?en  bleed  to  see 
What  rebels  we  have  been. 

5  No  more,  ye  lusts,  shall  ye  command; 

No  more  will  we  obey  : 
Stretch  out,  O  God,  thy  conquering  hand. 
And  drive  thy  foes  away. 

HYMN  106.     C.  M. 

Repentance  at  the  Cross. 

1  f\H,  if  my  soui  was  form'd  for  woe, 
v-r    How  would  I  vent  my  sighs  ! 

Repentance  should  like  rivers  flow 
From  both  my  streaming  eyes. 

2  'Twas  for  my  sins,  my  dearest  Lord 

Hung  on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  groan'd  away  a  dying  life, 
For  thee,  my  soul,  for  thee. 


390  HYMN  107.  book  h. 

3  O,  how  I  hate  those  lusts  of  mine 

That  crucify'd  my  God  ; 
Those  sins  that  pierc'd  and  nail'd  his  flesh 
Fast  to  the  fatal  wood. 

4  Yes,  my  Redeemer,  they  shall  die, 

My  heart  hath  so  decreed  ; 
Nor  will  I  spare  the  guilty  things 
That  made  my  Saviour  bleed. 

5  Whilst  with  a  melting  broken  heart 

My  murder'd  Lord  I  view, 
I'll  raise  revenge  against  my  sins, 
And  slay  the  murd'rers  too. 

HYMN  107.     CM. 

The  everlasting  Absence  of  God  intolerable. 

1  rilHx^T  awful  day  will  surely  come, 

JL    Th'  appointed  hour  makes  haste, 
When  1  must  stand  before  my  Judge, 
And  pass  the  solemn  test. 

2  Thou  lovely  chief  of  all  my  joys, 

Thou  sovereign  of  my  heart, 
How  could  I  bear  to  hear  thy  voice 
Pronounce  the  sound  "Depart." 

3  [The  thunder  of  that  dismal  word 

'Twould  so  torment  my  ear, 
'Twould  tear  my  soul  asunder,  Lord, 
With  most  tormenting  fear.] 

4  [What,  to  be  banish'd  for  my  lifef 

And  yet  forbid  to  die ! 
To  linger  in  eternal  pain, 
Yet  death  for  ever  fly  !] 

5  0!  wretched  state  of  deep  despair, 

To  see  my  God  remove, 
And  fix  my  doleful  station  where 
I  must  not  taste  his  love. 

6  Jesus!  1  throw  my  arms  around, 

And  hang-  upon  thy  breast: 
Without  a  gracious  smile  from  thee 
My  spirt  cannot  rest. 

7  O!   tell  me  that  my  worthless  name 

Is  graven  on  thy  hands; 
Show  me  some  promise  in  thy  book, 
Where  my  salvation  stands! 

8  [Give  me  one  kind  assuring  word, 

To  sink  my  fears  again ; 


rook  it.  HYMN  108,  109.  391 

And  cheerfully  my  soul  shall  wait 
Her  threescore  years  and  ten.] 
HYMN  108.     C.  M. 

Access  to  the  Throne  of  Grace  by  a  Mediator' 

1  #^OME,  let  us  lift  our  joyful  eyes 
Vy   Up  to  the  courts  above, 

And  smile  to  see  our  Father  there 
Upon  a  throne  of  love. 

2  Once  'twas  the  seat  of  dreadful  wrath, 

And  shot  devouring  flame  : 
Our  God  appear'd  consuming  fire, 
And  vengeance  was  his  name. 

3  Rich  were  the  drops  of  Jesus'  blood, 

That  calrn'd  his  frowning"  face, 
ThatsprinkPd  o'er  the  burning1  throne, 
And  turn'd  the  wrath  to  grace. 

4  Now  we  may  bow  before  his  feet, 

And  venture  near  the  Lord  ; 
No  fi'ry  cherub  guards  his  seat, 
Nor  double-flaming  sword. 

5  The  peaceful  gates  of  heav'nly  bliss 

Are  open'd  by  the  Son ; 
High  let  us  raise  our  notes  of  praise, 
And  reach  the  almighty  throne. 

6  To  thee  ten  thousand  thanks  we  bring 

Great  Advocate  on  high  ; 
And  glory  to  th'  eternal  King 
That  lays  his  fury  by. 

HYMM  109.     L.  M. 

The  Darkness  of  Providence. 

1  "1"    ORD,  we  adore  thy  vast  designs, 
jLjL  Th'  obscure  abyss  of  Providence, 
Too  deep  to  sound  with  mortal  lines, 

Too  dark  to  view  with  feeble  sense. 

2  Now  thou  array'st  thine  awful  face 

In  angry  frowns,  without  a  smile: 
We,  through  the  cloud,  believe  thy  grace, 
Secure  of  thy  compassion  still. 

3  Through  seas  and  storms  of  deep  distress 

We  sail  by  faith,  and  not  by  sight; 
Faith  guides  us  in  the  wilderness, 

Through  all  the  briars,  and  the  uight, 

4  Dear  Father,  if  thy  lifted  rod 

Resolve  to  scourge  us  here  below, 


.592  HYMN  110,111.  bookii, 

Still  we  must  lean  upon  our  God, 

Thine  arm  shall  bear  us  safely  through. 
HYMN  110.    S.  M. 

Triumph  over  Death  in  Hope  of  the  Resurrection. 

1  A  ND  must  this  body  die? 
~Lm.  This  mortal  frame  decay  ? 
And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 

Lie  mouldring  in  the  clay? 

2  Corruption,  earth,  and  worms, 

Shall  bui  refine  this  flesh, 
Till  my  triumphant  spirit  comes 
To  put  it  on  afresh. 

3  God  my  Redeemer  lives, 

And  often  from  the  skies 
Looks  down  and  watches  all  my  dust. 
Till  he  shall  bid  it  rise. 

4  Array'd  in  glorious  grace 

Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine, 
And  every  shape,  and  every  face 
Look  he^v'nly  and  divine. 

5  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 

To  Jesus'  dying  love  : 
We  would  adore  his  grace  below, 
And  sin  a*  his  power  above. 

6  Dear  Lord,  accept  the  praise 

Of  these  our  humble  songs, 
Till  tunes  of  nobler  sound  we  raise 
With  our  immortal  tongues. 
HYMN  111.     CM. 

Thanksgiving  for  Victory ;    or,  God's  Dominion,  and  our  Dehverunc 
ION  rejoice,  and  Judah  sing, 
The  Lord  assumes  his  throne; 
Let  Christians  own  the  heav'nly  King', 
And  make  his  glories  known. 

2  The  great,  the  wicked,  and  the  proud 

From  their  high  seats  are  hurl'd  ; 
Jehovah  rides  upon  a  cloud, 

And  thunders  through  the  world. 

3  He  reigns  upon  th'  eternal  hills, 

Distributes  mortal  crowns; 
Empires  are  fix'd  beneath  his  smiles, 
Aud  totter  at  his  frowns. 

4  Navies,  that  rule  the  ocean  wide, 

Are  vanquish'd  by  his  breath  ; 


book  ii.  HYMN  1 1 2,  1 1 3.  398 

And  legions  arm'd  with  power  and  pride 

Descend  to  wat'ry  death. 
Let  tyrants  make  no  more  pretence 

To  vex  our  happy  land  ; 
Jehovah's  name  is  our  defence, 

Our  buckler  is  his  hand. 
6  [Long  may  the  king-  our  sov'reign  I 

To  rule  us  by  his  word; 
And  all  the  honours  he  can  give 

Be  ofter'd  to  the  Lord.] 

HYMN  lt&     L.  M. 

Angels  ministering  to  Christ  and  to  Saints. 

1  £~*i  REAT  God  !  to  what  a  glorious  height 
xJJ  Hast  thou  advanc'd  the  Lord  thy  Son!\ 
Angels,  in  all  their  robes  of  light, 

Are  made  the  servants  of  his  throne. 

2  Before  his  feet  their  armies  wait, 

And  swift  as  flames  of  tire  they  move.. 
To  manage  his  affairs  of  state, 

In  works  of  veng'ance,  or  of  love. 

3  His  orders  run  through  all  their  hosts, 

Legions  descend  at  his  command, 
To  shield  and  guard  the  Christian  coasts 
When  foreign  rage  invades  our  land. 

4  Now  they  are  sent  to  guide  our  feet 

Up  to  the  gates  of  thine  abode, 
Through  all  the  dangers  that  we  meet 
In  travelling'  the  heav'nly  road. 

5  Lord,  when  I  leave  this  mortal  ground, 

And  thou  shalt  bid  me  rise  and  come. 
Send  a  beloved  angel  down 

Safe  to  conduct  my  spirit  home. 
HYMN  113.     CM. 

The  same. 

1  rjl HE  majesty  of  Solomon, 

JL     How  glorious  to  behold! 
The  servants  waiting  round  his  throne. 
The  iv'ry  and  the  gold. 

2  But,  mighty  God!   thy  palace  shines 

With  far  superior  beams  ; 
Thine  angel-guards  are  swift  as  winds, 
Thy  ministers  are  flames. 

3  [Soon  as  thine  only  Son  bad  made 

His  entrance  on  the  earth, 

li 


.194  HYMN  i  1 4.  book  H 

A  shining  army  downward  fled, 
To  celebrate  bis  birth. 

4  And  when,  oppress'd  with  pains  and  fears. 

On  the  cold  ground  he  lies, 
Behold  a  heav'n  iy  form  appears, 
T'  allay  his  agonies.] 

5  Now  to  the  hands  of  Christ  our  King, 

Are  all  their  legions  giv'n  ; 
They  wait  upon  his  saints,  and  bring- 
His  chosen  heirs  to  heav'n. 

6  Pleasure  and  praise  run  through  their  host,. 

To  see  a  sinner  turn; 
Then  Satan  has  a  captive  lost, 
And  Christ  a  subject  born. 

7  But  there's  an  hour  of  brighter  joy, 

When  he  his  angels  sends 
Obstinate  rebels  to  destroy, 
And  gather  in  his  fneuds. 
S  O!  could  I  say,  without  a  doubt, 
There  shall  my  soul  be  found  ; 
Then  let  the  great  archangel  shout, 
And  the  last  trumpet  sound. 

HYMN  114     CM. 

Christ's  Death,   Victory,  and  Dominion* 

1  F  SING  my  Saviour's  wondrous  death 
M-  He  conquer'd  when  he  fell  ; 

"'Tis  finish'd,''  said  his  dying  breath, 
And  shook  the  gates  of  hell. 

2  "'Tis  fu.ish'd,"  our  Ltnmanuel  cries, 

The  dreadful  work  is  done; 
Hence  shall  his  sov'mgn  throne  arise. 
His  kingdom  is  begun. 

3  His  cross  a  sure  foundation  laid 

For  glory  and  renown, 
When  through  the  regions  of  the  dead 
He  pass'd  to  reach  the  crown. 

4  Exalted  at  his  Father's  side 

Sits  our  victorious  Lord  ; 
To  heav'n  and  hell  his  hands  divide 
The  vengeance  or  reward. 

5  The  saints  from  his  propitious  eye 

Await  their  sev'ral  crowns, 
And  all  the  sons  of  darkness  fly 
The  terror  of  his  frowns. 


book  ii.  HYMN  1 15,  11G,  1 17.  395 

HYMN   115.      CM. 

God  the  Avenger  of  Ids  Saints;  or,  his  Kingdom  supreme- 

1  |IGH  as  the  heav'ns  above  the  ground 
JLJl  Reigns  the  Creator,  God; 

Wide  as  the  whole  creation's  bound 
Extends  his  awful  rod. 

2  Let  princes  of  exalted  state 

To  him  ascribe  their  crown, 

Render  their  homage  at  his  feet, 

And  cast  their  glories  down. 

3  Know  that  his  kingdom  is  supreme, 

Your  lofty  thoughts  are  vain  ; 
He  calls  you  gods,  that  awful  name  ! 
But  ye  must  die  like  men. 
i  Then  let  the  sovereigns  of  the  globe 
Not  dare  to  vex  the  just; 
He  puts  on  vengeance  like  a  robe, 
And  treads  the  worms  to  dust. 
5  Ye  judges  of  the  earth,  be  wise, 
And  think  of  heav'n  with  fear; 
The  meanest  saint  that  you  despise, 
Has  an  avenger  there. 

HYMN  116.     CM. 

Mercies  and  Thanks. 

1   JTE OW  can  I  sink  with  such  a  prop 
JSL  As  my  eternal  God, 
Who  bears  the  earth's  huge  pillars  up. 
And  spreads  the  heav'us  abroad? 
2  How  can  1  die  while  Jesus  lives, 
Who  rose  and  left  the  dead  ? 
Pardon  and  grace  my  soul  receives 
From  mine  exalted  head. 
:5  All  that  I  am,  and  all  1  have, 
Shall  be  for  ever  thine  : 
Whate'er  my  duty  bids  me  give. 
My  cheerful  hands  resign. 

4  Yet,  if  1  might  make  some  reserve, 

And  dutv  did  not  call, 
I  love  my  God  with  zeal  so  great 
That  ]  should  give  him  all. 

HYMN  117.     L.  M. 

Living  and  Dying  with  God  present. 

["  CANNOT  bear  thine  absence,  Lord: 
M.  My  life  expires  if  thou  depart: 


m  HYMN  118,  110.  hook  i / 

Be  thou,  my  heart,  still  near  my  God, 
And  thou,  my  God,  be  near  my  heart. 

2  I  was  not  born  for  earth  or  sin, 

Nor  can  I  \i\e  on  things  so  vile  : 
Yet  I  will  stay  my  Father's  time, 

And  hope  and  wait  for  hpav'n  awhile. 

3  Then,  dearest  Lord,  in  thine  embrace 

Let  me  resign  my  fleeting  breath  ; 
And  with  a  smile  upon  my  face, 
Pass  the  important  hour  of  death. 
HYMN  118.     L.M. 

The  Priesthood  of  Christ. 

1  TTJLOOD  has  a  voice  to  pierce  tire  skies, 
JB_B  Revenge,  the  blood  of  Abel  cries: 
But  the  dear  stream,  when  Christ  was  slain, 
Speaks  peace  as  loud  from  every  vein. 

'2  Pardon  and  peace  from  God  on  high : 
Behold  he  lays  his  vengeance  by  ; 
And  rebels  that  deserve  his  sword, 
Become  the  fav  rites  of  the  Lord. 

3  To  Jesus  let  our  praises  rise, 
Who  gave  his  life  a  sacrifice: 
Now  he  appears  before  his  God, 
And  Tor  our  pardon  pleads  his  blood. 
HYMN  119.     CM. 

The  Holy  Scriptures. 

1  T    ADEN  with  gudt,  and  full  of  fea 
3LJ>  I  fly  to  thee  my  Lord  ; 

And  not  a  glimpse  of  hope  appears 
But  in  thy  written  word. 

2  The  volume  of  my  Father's  grace 

Does  all  my  grief  assuage: 
Here  I  behold  my  Saviour's  face 

Almost  in  every  page. 
•3  This  is  the  field  where  hidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknown  ; 
That  merchant  is  divinely  wise 

Who  makes  the  pearl  his  own. 

4  Here  consecrated  water  flows 

To  quench  my  thirst  of  sin  ; 
Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows. 
Nor  danger  dwells  therein. 

5  This  is  the  judge  that  ends  the  strife, 

Where  wit  and  reason  fail: 


book  n.  HYMN  120,  121.  398 

My  guide  to  everlasting  life 
Through  all  this  gloomy  vale. 
(1  0!  may  thy  counsels,  mighty  God! 
My  roving  feet  command; 
Nor  1  forsake  the  happy  road 
That  leads  to  thy  right  hand. 
HYMW  120.     S.  M. 

The  Law  and  Gospel  joined  in  Scripture 
1    PllHE  Lord  declares  his  will, 
A     And  keeps  the  world  in  awe; 
Amidst  the  smoke  on  .Sinai's  hill 
Breaks  out  his  fiery  law. 
2  The  Lord  reveals  his  face, 
And  smiling  from  above, 
Sends  down  the  gospel  of  his  grace, 
Th'  epistles  of  his  love. 
♦3  These  sacred  words  impart 

Our  Maker's  just  commands: 
The  pity  of  his  melting  heart, 
And  vengeance  of  his  hands. 
4  [Hence  we  awake  our  fear, 

We  draw  our  comfort  hence: 
The" arms  of  grace  are  treasur'd  here. 
And  armour  of  defence. 
•3  We  learn  Ghnst  crucified, 

And  here  behold  his  blood; 
All  arts  and  knowledges  beside 
Will  do  us  little  good.] 
i>  We  read  the  heav'nly  word, 
We  take  the  oflfer'd  grace, 
Obev  the  statutes  of  the  Lord. 
And  trust  his  promises. 
7   In  vain  shall  Satan  rage 
Against  a  book  divine, 
Where  wrath  and  lightning  guard  the  page. 
Where  beams- of  mercy  shine. 
HYMN  121.     L.  M. 

The  Law  and  Gospel  distinguished- 
I    rjflHE  law  commands  and  makes  us  know 
JL    What  duties  to  our  God  we  owe; 
.But  'tis  the  Gospel  must  reveal 
Where  lies  our  strength  to  do  his  will. 


i  i  e 


m  HYMN  122,  123.  book  iu 

2  The  law  discovers  guilt  and  sin, 

And  shows  how  vile  our  hearts  have  been; 
Only  the  gospel  can  express 
Forgiving  love  and  cleansing  grace. 

3  What  curses  doth  the  law  denounce 
Against  the  man  that  fails  but  once! 
But  in  the  Gospel  Christ  appears, 
Pard'ning  the  guilt  of  num'rous  years. 

4  My  soul,  no  mare  attempt  to  draw 
Thy  life  and  comfort  from  the  law! 
Fly  to  the  hope  the  Gospel  gives: 
The  man  that  trusts  the  promise,  lives. 

HYMN  122.     L.  M. 

Retirement  and  Meditation . 

1  "]%/¥  Y  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 
j-fjL   A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee  ; 
Amidst  a  thousand  thoughts  1  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 

2  Why  should  my  passions  mix  with  earth, 
And  thus  debase  my  heav'nly  birth  ? 
Why  should  \  cleave  to  things  below, 
And  let  my  God,  my  Saviour  go? 

:j  Call  me  away  from  flesh  and  sense; 
One  sovereign  word  can  draw  me  thence; 
1  would  obeyjthe  voice  divine, 
And  all  inferior  joys  resign, 
i  Be  earth,  with  all  her  scenes  withdrawn; 
Let  noise  and  vanity  be  gone: 
In  secret  silence  ot  the  mind, 
My  heav'n,  and  there  my  God,  1  find. 
HYMN  123.     L.M. 

The  Benefit  of  Public  Ordinances.. 

1  A   WAY  from  every  mortal  care, 

J.!k    Away  from  earth,  our  souls  retreat;    . 
We  leave  this  worthless  world  afar, 
And  wait  and  worship  near  thy  feet. 

2  Lord,  in  the  temple  of  thy  grace 

We  see  thy  feet,  and  we  adore; 
We  gaze  upon  thy  lovely  face, 

And  learn  the  wonders  of  thy  power. 

3  While  here  our  various  wants  we  mourn, 

United  g, roans  ascend  on  big-h:  I 

And  prayer  bears  a  quick  return 
Of  blessings  in  variety. 


book  ii.  HYMN  124,  125.  3S9 

4  [If  Satan  rage,  and  sin  grows  strong*, 

Here  we  receive  some  cheering-  word  ; 
We  gird  the  gospel-armour  on, 
To  fight  the  battles  of  the  Lord. 

5  Or  if  our  spirit  faints  and  dies, 

(Our  conscience  gal  I'd  with  inward  stings 
Here  doth  the  righteous  Sun  arise 
4'  With  healing  beams  beneath  his  wings.} 
(3  Father!  my  soul  would  still  abide 
Within  thy  temple,  near  thy  side  ; 
But  if  my  feet  must  hence  depart, 
Still  keep  thy  dwelling  in  my  heart. 
"HYMN  124.     C:  M. 

Moses,  Aaron,  and  Joshua. 

1  FTpiS  not  the  law  often  commands, 

jL     On  holy  Sinai  giv'n, 
Or  sent  to  men  by  Moses'  hands, 
Can  brills'  us  safe  to  heav'n. 

2  'Tis  not  the  blood  which  Aaron  spilt, 

Nor  smoke  of  sweetest  smell,  • 

Can  buy  a  pardon  for  our  guilt, 
Or  save  our  souls  from  hell. 

3  Aaron  the  priest  resigns  his  breath 

At  Gods  immediate  will  ; 
x4nd  in  the  desert  yields  to  death 
Upon  th' appointed  hill. 

4  And  thus,  on  Jordan's  yonder  side 

The  tribes  of  Israel  stand, 
While  Moses  bow'd  his  head  and  died? 
Short  of  the  promis'd  land. 

5  Israel  rejoice,  now  Joshua*  leads, 

IJe'iJ  bring  your  tribes  to  rest : 
So  far  tlse  Saviour's  name  exceeds 
The  ruler  and  the  priest. 

HYMN  125.     L.  M. 

Faiih  and  Repentance,  Unbelief  and  Impenitence. 
fc  Tj"    IFfc,  and  immortal  joys  are  giv'n 

jLi  To  souls  that  mourn  the  sins  they've  d@n'e 
Children  of  wrath,  made  heirs  of  heav'n 
By  faith  in  Cod's  eternal  Son. 
2  Woe  to  the  wretch  who  never  felt 
The  inward  pangs  of  pious  grief, 

Joshua  the  same  with  JqsuSj  which  signifies  a  §a*i»ur. 


400  HYMN  120, 127.  mn>K<u. 

But.adds  to  all  his  crying"  guilt 
The  stubborn  sin  of  unbelief. 
3  The  law  condemns  the  rebel  dead, 
Under  the  wrath  of  God  he  lies; 
He  seals  the  curse  on  his  own  head, 
And  with  a  double  vengeance  dies. 
HYMN  120.     C.  M.^ 

God  glorified  in  the  Gospel. 

1  PinHE  Lord  descending  from  above, 

JL    Invites  his  children  near ; 
While  power  and  truth,  and  boundless  love. 
Display  their  glories  here. 

2  Here,  in  thy  Gospel's  wondrous  frame. 

Fresh  wisdom  we  pursue; 
A  thousand  angels  learn  thy  name, 
Beyond  whate'er  they  knew. 

3  Thy  name  is  writ  in  fairest  lines, 

Thy  wonders  here  we  (race; 
Wisdom  through  all  the  myst'ry  shines, 
A  no)  shines  in  Jesus'  face. 

4  The  law  its  best  obedience  owes 

To  our  incarnate  God  ! 
And  thy  revenging  justice  shows 
Itshmiouis  in  his  blood. 

5  But  still  the  lustre  of  thy  grace 

Our  warmer  thoughts  employs, 
Gilds  the  whole  scene  with  brighter  rays, 
And  more  exalts  our  joys.    * 

HYMN  127.    L  M. 

Circumcision  and  Baptism. 
(Written  only  for  those  who  practise  Infant  BapttYm 

6  npHU^  did  the  sons  of  Abram  pass 

«■»-    Under  the  bleody  seal  of  grace; 
The  young  disciples  bore  the  yoke. 
Till  Christ  the  painful  bondage  broke. 

2  By  milder  ways  doth  Jesus  prove 
His  Father's  cov'nant,  and  his  love ! 
He  seals  to  saints  his  glorious  grace, 
And  not  forbids  their  infant  race. 

3  Their  seed  is  sprinkled  with  his  blood; 
Their  children  set  apart  for  God: 

His  spirit  on  their  offspring  shed, 
Fjike  water  pour'd  upon  the  head. 


hook  ii.  HYMN  128,  129.  401 

1  Let  every  saint  with  cheerful  voice 
In  this  lar«-e  covenant  rejoice; 
Young-  children,  in  their  early  days, 
Shall  give  the  God  of  Abra'm  praise. 
HYMN  128.     C.  M. 

Corrupt  Nature  from  Adam. 

1  ITJLESS'D  with  the  joys  of  innocence 
JD  Adam  our  father  stood, 

Till  he  debas'd  his  soul  to  sense, 
And  eat  th'  unlawful  food, 

2  Now  we  are  born  a  sensual  race, 

To  sinful  joys  inclined  ; 
Reasou  hath  lost  its  native  place, 
And  flesh  enslaves  the  mind. 

3  Whde  flesh,  and  sense,  and  passion  reigpns  > 

Sin  is  the  sweetest  good  ; 
We  fancy  music  in  our  chains, 
And  so  forget  the  load. 

4  Great  God  !  renew  our  ruin'd  frame ; 

Our  broken  powers  restore : 
Inspire  us  with  a  heav'nly  flame, 
And  flesh  shall  reign  no  more. 

5  Eternal  Spirit !  write  thy  law 

Upon  our  inward  parts, 
And  let  the  second  Adam  draw 
His  image  on  our  hearts. 

HYMN  129.     L.M. 

We  walk  by  Faith,  and  not  by  Sight . 

1  'FT!  IS  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come 

A     We  walk  through  deserts  dark  as  night  \ 
Till  we  arrive  at  heav'n  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light. 

2  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies; 

She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear; 
Far  into  distaut  worlds  she  pries,. 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

3  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  through, 

While  faith  inspires  a  heav'nly  ray, 
Though  lions  roar,  and  tempests  blow, 
And  rocks  and  dangers  fill  the  wav. 

4  So  Abra'm  by  divine  command, 

Left  his  own  house  to  walk  with  God  ; 


102  HYMN  130,  131.  book  ir. 

His  faith  beheld  the  promis'd  land, 
And  nYd  his  zeal  along  the  road. 
HYMN  130     C.  M. 

The  new  Creation. 

1  A   TTEND,  while  God's  exalted  Son 
-jflL  Doth  his  own  glories  show  ; 

"  Behold,  I  sit  upon  my  throne, 
"  Creating-  all  things  5*ew. 

2  "  Nature  and  sin  are  pass'd  away, 

"And  the  old  Adam  dies; 
"  My  hands  a  new  foundation  lay ; 
"  See  the  new  world  arise! 

3  "I'll  be  a  sun  of  righteousness 

"To  the  new  heav'ns  I  make; 
.    'None  but  the  new-born  heirs  of  grace 
"My  glories  shall  partake." 

4  Miirhty  Redeemer  !  set  me  free 

From  my  old  state  of  sin  ; 
O !  make  my  soul  alive  to  thee ; 
Create  new  powers  within. 
5  Renew  mine  eyes,  and  form  mine  ears. 
And  mould  my  heart  afresh  ; 
Give  me  new  passions,  joys  and  fears, 
And  turn  the  stone  to  flesh. 
6  Far  from  the  regions  of  the  dead, 
From  sin,  and  earth,  and  hell; 
In  the  new  world  that  grace  hath  made 
I  would  for  ever  dwell. 

HYMN  131.     L.M. 

The  Excellency  of  the  Christian  Religion. 

1  ET  everlasting  glories  crown 

M_J  Thy  head,  my  Saviour  and  my  Lord: 
Thy  hands  have  brought  salvation  down, 
And  writ  the  blessings  in  thy  word. 

2  [What  if  we  trace  the  globe  around, 

And  search  from  Britain  to  Japan, 
There  shall  be  no  religion  found 
So  just  to  God,  so  safe  for  man.] 
2  In  vain  the  trembling  conscience  seeks 
Some  solid  ground  to  rest  upon: 
With  long  despair  the  spirit  breaks, 
Till  we  apply  to  Christ  alone. 
4  How  well  thy  blessed  truths  agree! 
How  wise  and  holy  thy  commands! 


rook  ii.  HYMN  132,  133.  403 

Thy  promises,  how  firm  they  be! 

How  firm  our  hope  and  comfort  stands! 
5  [Not  the  fe'ign'd  fields  of  heath'nish  bliss 
Could  raise  such  pleasures  in  the  mind  ; 
Nor  does  the  Turkish  paradise     - 
Pretend  to  joys  so  well  refin'd.] 
f>  Should  all  the  forms  that  men  devise 
Assault  my  faith  with  treach'rous  art, 
I'd  call  them  vanity  and  lies, 

And  bind  the  gospel  to  my  heart. 
HYMN  132.     C.  M. 

The  Offices  of  Christ. 
i   "^^MTE  bless  the  prophet  of  ihe  Lord, 
f?     That  comes  with  truth  and  grace  ; 
Jesus,  thy  spirit  and  thy  word 
Shall  lead  us  in  thy  ways. 

2  We  rev'rence  our  High  Priest  above, 

Who  ofFer'd  up  his  blood, 
Andjives  to  carry  on  his  love, 
By  pleading'  with  our  God. 

3  We  honour  our  exalted  King; 

How  sweet  are  his  commands  ! 
He  guards  our  soul  from  hell  and  sin, 
By  his  almighty  hands. 

4  Hosanna  to  his  glorious  name, 

Who  saves  by  different  ways  ; 
His  mercies  lay  a  sovereign  claim 
To  our  immortal  praise. 

HYMN  133.     L.  M. 

The  Operations  of  tho  Holy  Spirit, 

1  "INTERNAL  Spirit!  we  confess 

MlA  And  sing  the  wonders  of  thy  grace  ; 
Thy  power  conveys  our  blessings  down 
From  God  the  Father  and  the  Son. 

2  Enlighten'd  by  thine  heav'niy  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn'd  to  day; 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know 
Our  danger,  and  our  refuge  too. 

3  Thy  power  and  glory  work  within, 
And  break  the  chains  of  reigning  sin; 
Do  our  imperious  lusts  subdue, 

And  form  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

4  The  troubled  conscience  knows  thy  voice ; 
Thy  cheering  words  awake  our  joys; 


404  HYMN  134, 135, 136.  book  ii, 

Thy  words  allay  the  stormy  wind, 
And  calm  the  surges  of  the  mind. 
HYMN  134.     C.  M. 

Circumcision  abolished. 

1  Fl^lHE  promise  was  divinely  free  — 

JL     Extensive  was  the  grace  ; 
"I  will  the  God  of  Abra'm  be, 
"  And  of  his  num'rous  race." 

2  He  said,  and  with  a  bloody  seal 

Confirmed  the  words  he  spoke; 
Long-  did  the  sons  of  Abra'rn  feel 
The  sharp  and  painful  y«  ke. 

3  Till  God's  own  Son,  descending  low, 

Gave  his  own  flesh  to  bleed, 
And  Gentiles  taste  the  blessing  now, 
From  the  hard  bondage  freed. 

4  The  God  of  Abra'm  claims  our  praise; 

His  promises  endure; 
And  Christ  the  Lord  in  gentler  ways 
Makes  the  salvation  sure. 

HYMN  135.     L.  M. 

Types  and  Prophecies  of  Christ. 

1  X>  EHOLD  the  woman's  promis'd  seed! 
J-J   Behold  the  great  Messiah  come  ! 
Behold  the  prophets  all  agreed 

-  To  give  him  the  superior  room ! 

2  Abram,  the  saint,  rejoic'd  of  old 

When  visions  of  the  Lord  he  saw  ; 
Moses,  the  man  of  God,  foretold 
This  great  fulfiller  of  his  law. 

3  The  types  bore  witness  to  his  name, 

Obtain'd  their  chief  design,  and  ceas'd  ; 
The  incense,  and  the  bleeding  lamb, 
The  ark,  the  altar,  aud  the  priest. 

4  Predictions  in  abundance  meet 

Tojoin  their  blessings  on  his  head  : 
Jesus  we  worship  at  thy  feet, 

And  nations  own  the  promis'd  seed. 
HYMN  136.     L.  M. 

Miracles  at  the  Birth  of  Christ. 

I  rt^HE  King  of  glory  sends  his  Son 
.9l    To  make  his  entrance  on  this  earth  : 


i;ook  ir.  I-IYMH  137,  I3S.  101 

Behold  the  midnight  bright  as  noon, 
And  heav'nly  hosts  declare  his  birth. 

2  About  the  young1  Redeemer's  head 

What  wonders  and  what  glories  meet! 
An  unknown  star  arose,  and  led 
The  eastern  sages  to  his  feet. 

3  Simeon  and  Anna  both  conspire 

The  Infant-Saviour  to  proclaim  ; 
Inward  they  felt  the  sacred  fire, 

And  bless'd  the  babe,  and  owu'd  his  name. 
I  Let  Jews  and  Greeks  blaspheme  aloud, 
And  treat  the  holy  child  with  scorn; 
Our  souls  adore  th?  eternal  God, 
Who  condescended  to  be  born. 
HYMN   137.     L.  M. 

Miracles  i?i  the  Life,  Death,  and  Resurrection  of  Christ. 

1  TO  EHOLD,  the  blind  their  sight  receive! 
JO   Behold,  the  dead  awake  and  live! 
The  dumb  speak  wonders,  and  the  lame 
Leap  like  the  hart,  and  bless  his  name. 

2  Thus  doth  th*  eternal  Spirit  own 
And  seal  the  mission  of  the  Son; 
The  Father  vindicates  his  cause, 
While  he  hangs  bleeding  on  the  cross. 

3  He  dies!  the  heav'ns  in  mourning  stood; 
He  rises,  and  appears  a  God: 

Behold  the  Lord  ascending  high, 
No  more  to  bleed,  no  more  to  die. 

4  Hence  and  for  ever  from  my  heart 
I  bid  my  doubts  and  fears  depart; 
And  to  those  hands  my  soul  resign 
Which  bear  credentials  so  divine. 

HYMtf  13m.    L.  M. 

The  Power  of  the  Gospel. 

1  npHIS  is  the  word  of  truth  and  love* 

JL     Sent  to  the  nations  from  above: 
Jehovah  here  resolves  to  show 
What  his  almighty  grace  can  do. 

2  This  remedy  did  wisdom  find, 
To  heal  diseases  of  the  mind; 

This  sov'reign  balm,  whose  virtues  can 
Restore  the  ruin'd  creature,  man, 

3  The  Gospel  bids  the  dead  revive; 
Sinners  obey  the  voice,  and  live; 

Kk 


406  HYMN  139,  140.  book  ii. 

Dry  bones  are  rais'd  and  cloth'd  afresh, 
And  hearts  of  stone  are  turu'd  to  flesb. 

4  [Where  Satan  reign'd  in  shades  of  night, 
The  Gospel  strikes  a  heav'nly  light; 
Our  lusts  its  wondrous  power  controls, 
And  calms  the  rage  of  angry  souls.] 

5  [Lions  and  beasts  of  savage  name 
Put  on  the  nature  of  the  Iamb; 

While  the  wide  world  esteems  it  strange, 
Gaze,  and  admire,  and  hate  the  change.] 
(J  May  but  this  grace  my  soul  renew, 
Let  sinners  gaze,  and  hate  me  too ; 
The  word  that  saves  me  does  engage 
A  sure  defence  from  all  their  rage. 
HYMN  139.     L.  M* 

The  Example  of  Christ. 

1  TVT^  ^ear  Redeemer  and  my  Lord3 
-L»A  I  read  my  duty  in  thy  word ; 
But  in  thy  life  the  law  appears 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 

2  Such  was  thy  truth,  and  such  thy  zeal* 
Such  dePrence  to  thy  Father's  will, 
Such  love,  and  meekness  so  divine, 

I  would  transcribe,  and  make  them  mine*. 

3  Cold  mountains  and  the  midnight  air 
Witnessed  the  fervour  of  thy  prayer; 
The  desert  thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict,  and  thy  victory  too. 

4  Be  thou  my  pattern ;  make  me  bear 
More  of  thy  gracious  image  here: 
Then  God  the  Judge  shall  own  my  name 
Amongst  the  followers  of  the  Lamb. 

HYMN  140.     CM. 

The  Examples  of  Christ  and  the  Saints, 

1  J^  1VE  me  the  wings  of  Faith,  to  list 
^JT   Within  the  vail,  and  see 

The  saints  above,  how  great  their  joys 
How  bright  their  glories  be. 

2  Once  they  were  mourning  here  below. 

And  wet  their  couch  with  tears; 
They  wrestled  bard,  as  we  do  now, 
With  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears. 
0  I  ask  them  whence  their  vict'ry  came 
Thev  with  united  breath 


book  ii.  HYMN  14!,  142.  10/ 

Ascribe  their  conquest  to  the  Lamb, 
Their  triumph  to  his  death. 

4  They  mark'd  the  footsteps  that  he  trod, 

(His  zeal  inspir'd  their  breast:) 
And  following  their  incarnate  God, 
Possess  the  promis'd  rest. 

5  Our  glorious  Leader  claims  our  praise 

For  his  own  pattern  giv'n, 
While  the  long  cloud  of  witnesses 
Show  the  same  path  to  beav'n. 
HYMN  141.     CM. 

?7aith  assisted  by  Sense;  or,  Preaching,  Baptism,  and  tlie  Lord's  Supper. 

1  "jl/|"Y  Saviour  God,  my  Sovereign  Prince 
J_fi  Reigns  far  above  the  skies  ; 

But  brings  his  graces  down  to  sense, 
And  helps  my  faith  to  rise. 

2  My  eyes  and  ears  shall  bless  his  name, 

They  read  and  hear  his  word : 
My  touch  and  taste  shall  do  the  same, 
When  they  receive  the  Lord. 

3  Baptismal  water  is  design'd 

To  seal  his  cleausing  grace, 
While  at  his  feast  of  bread  and  wine, 
He  gives  his  saints  a  place, 
i  But  not  the  waters  of  a  flood 
Can  make  my  flesh  so  clean, 
As  by  his  Spirit  and  his  blood 
He'll  wash  my  soul  from  sin. 

5  Not  choicest  meats  or  noblest  wines 

So  much  my  heart  refresh, 
As  when  my  faith  goes  through  the  signs, 
And  feeds  upon  his  flesh. 

6  I  love  the  Lord,  who  stoops  so  low 

To  give  his  word  a  seal : 
But  the  rich  grace  his  hands  bestow 
Exceeds  the  figures  still. 

HYMN   142.     S.  M. 

Faith  in  Christ  our  Sacrifice. 

1  1VTOT  all  the  blood  of  beasts 
-L^l    On  Jewish  altars  slain, 

Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace, 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 

2  But  Christ,  the  heav'nly  Lamb, 

Takes  all  our  sins  away : 


408  HYMN  143,  144.  book  n. 

A  sacrifice  of  nobler  name, 
And  richer  blood  than  they'. 
3  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 
On  that  dear  head  of  thine, 
While  like  a  penitent  I  stand, 
And  there  confess  rny  sin. 
1  My  soul  looks  back  to  see 

The  burdens  thou  didst  bear, 
When  hanging  on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  hopes  her  guilt  was  there. 
5  Believing,  we  rejoice 

To  see  the  curse  remove; 
We  bless  the  Lamb  with  cheerful  voice. 
And  sing  his  bleeding  love. 
HYMN  143.     CM. 

Flesh  and  Spirit. 

1  'OT^IIAT  difF'rent  powers  of  grace  and  sin 

»  »      Attend  our  mortal  state  ! 
I  hate  the  thoughts  that  work  within, 
And  do  the  works  1  hate. 

2  Now  1  complain,  and  groan,  and  die* 

While  sin  and  satan  reign  : 
Now  raise  my  songs  of  triumph  high, 
For  grace  prevails  again. 

3  So  darkness  struggles  with  the  light 

Till  perfect  day  arise ; 
Water  and  fire  maintain  the  fight 
Until  the  weaker  dies. 

4  Thus  will  the  flesh  and  Spirit  thrive, 

And  vex  and  break  my  peace; 
But  I  shall  quit  this  mortal  life, 
And  sin  for  ever  cease. 

HYMN  144.     L.  M. 

The  Effusion  of  the  Spirit ;  or,  the  Sucoess  of  the  Goxpc 

1   fl  REAT  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  great, 
\JR  When  the  divine  disciples  met: 
Whilst  on  their  heads  the  Spirit  came, 
And  sat  like  tongues  of  cloven  flame. 

"2  What  gifts,  what  miracles  he  gave, 
And  power  to  kill,  and  power  to  save, 
Furnish'd  their  tongues  with  wondrous  words, 
Instead  of  shields,  and  spears,  and  swords. 

3  Thus  arm'd  he  sent  the  champions  forth, 
From  east  to  west,  from  south  to  north ; 


s*ook  it.  HYMN  145, 146.  40f' 

'<  Go,  and  assert  your  Saviour's  cause : 

«  Go,  spread  the  myst'ry  of  his  cross/' 
4  These  weapons  of  the  holy  war, 

Of  what  almighty  force  they  are 

To  make  our  stubborn  passions  bow, 

And  lay  the  proudest  rebel  low  ! 
j   Nations,  the  learned  and  the  rude, 

Are  by  these  heav'uly  arms  subdu'd; 

While  Satan  rages  at  his  loss, 

And  hates  the  doctrine  of  the  cross. 
i]  Great  King  of  grace!  my  heart  subdue  ; 

]  would  be  led  in  triumph  too, 

A  willing'  captive  to  my  Lord, 

And  sing  the  vict'ries  of  his  word. 
HYMN  145.     C.  M. 

Sight  through  a  Glass,  and  Face  to  I 

1  T  LOVB  (lie  windows  of  thy  grace, 
JL  Through  which  my  Lord  is  seen, 
And  long-  to  meet  my  Saviour's  face, 

Without  a  Glass  between. 

2  O  that  the  happy  hour  were  come. 

To  change  my  faith  to  sight ! 
I  shall  behold  my  Lord  at  home 
In  a  diviner  light. 

3  Haste,  my  beloved,  and  remove 

These  interposing'  days; 
Then  shall  my  passions  all  be  love, 
And  all  my  powers  be  praise. 

HYMN   146.     L.  M. 

The  Vanity  of  Creatures;  or,  no  Rest  on  Earth. 
AN  u  uh  <\  voui  o*  vasf  desires, 
He  bums  within  with  restless  fires. 

Tost  t<»  and  fro  his  passions  fly 

From  v  n  <y  to  vanity. 
*3  In  vai     <>>»  earth  we  hope  to  find 

Some  so  i  I  good  to  fill  the  mind  ; 

We  try     ew  -  leasures,  bul    we  feel 

The  inward  thirst  and   ormen*  still. 
3  So  when  a  raging'  fever  burns, 

We  shift  from  sde  to  side  by  turns: 

And  'tis  a  ;  oor  relief  we  gain, 

To  change  the  place,  but  keep  the  pain. 
A  Great  God,  subdue  this  vicious  thirst, 

This  love  to  vanity  and  dust; 

Kk^ 


410  HYMN  147.  bookil 

Cure  the  vile  fever  of  the  mind, 
And  feed  our  souls  with  joys  refin'd. 
HYMN  147.     CM. 

The  Creation  of  the  World.     Gen.  i. 

i  "  ^^TOW  let  a  spacious  world  arise,7* 
iyi    Said  the  Creator  Lord  ; 
At  once  th*  obedient  earth  and  skies 
Rose  at  his  sov'reign  word. 

2  [Dark  was  the  deep;  the  waters  lay 

Confus'd  and  drown'd  the  land: 
He  call'd  the  light;  the  new-born  day 
Attends  on  his  command. 

3  He  bids  the  clouds  ascend  on  high  ; 

The  clouds  ascend,  and  bear 
A  wat'ry  treasure  to  the  sky, 
And  float  on  softer  air. 

4  The  li(juid  element  below 

Was  gather'd  by  his  hand  ; 
The  rolling  seas -together  flow, 
And  leave  the  solid  land. 

5  With  herbs  and  plants  (a  flow'ry  birth) 

The  naked  globe  he  crown'd, 
Ere  there  was  rain  to  bless  the  eartli, 

Or  sun  to  warm  the  ground, 
o  Then  he  ndorn'd  the  upper  skies ; 

Behold  the  sun  appears, 
The  moon  and  stars  in  order  rise, 

To  make  our  months  and  years. 

7  Our  of  the  deep  th*  almighty  King 

Did  vital  beings  frame, 
The  painted  fowls  of  every  wing', 
And  fish  of  every  name.] 

8  He  gave  the  lion  and  the  worm 

A\  once  their  wondrous  hirtb. 
And  giazing  beasts,  of  various  form. 
Rose  from  the  teeminjr  garth. 
t)  Adam  was  tram'd  of  equal  clay, 
Though  sov'reign  of  the  rest ; 
Desigo'd  for  nobler  ends  than  they, 
With  God's  own  image  ble^s'd. 
10  Tbu*  glorious  in  the  Maker's  eye 
The  young  creation  stood  ; 
He  saw  the  building  from  on  high, 
His  word  pronouuc'd  it  good. 


book  ii.  HYMN  148, 149.  41 1 

11  Lord,  while  the  frame  of  nature  stands, 
Thy  praise  shall  fill  my  tongue; 
But  the  new  world  of  grace  demands 
*A  more  exalted  s«»i!jj. 

HYMN  14S.     CM. 

God  reconciled  in  Christ, 

1  F|EAREST  of  all  the  names  above, 
Sl9  My  Jesus  and  my  God, 

Who  ran  resist  thy  heav'nly  love, 
Or  trifle  with  thy  blood  ? 

2  ?Tis  by  the  merits  of  thy  death 

The  Father  smiles  again  ; 
'Tis  by  thine  interceding  breath 
The  Spirit  dwells  with  men. 

3  Till  God  in  human  flesh  1  see, 

My  thoughts  no  comfort  find: 
The  holy,  just,  and  sacred  Three, 
'Are  terrors  to  my  mind. 

4  But  if  ImmanueRs  face  appear, 

My  hope,  my  joy  begins: 
His  name  forbids  my  slavish  fear, 
His  grace  removes  my  sins. 

5  While  Jews  on  their  own  law  rely, 

And  Greeks  of  wisdom  boast, 
I  love  th'  incarnate  mystery, 
And  there  I  fix  my  trust. 

HYMN  149.     C,  M. 

Honour  to  Magistrates;  or,  Government  from   6 

1.  "EXTERNAL  Sovereign  of  the  sky, 
J-^    Ami  Lord  of  all  below, 
We  mdrtaJs  to  thy  majesty 

Our  first  obedience  owe. 
~  Our  souls  adore  thy  throne  supreme, 
And  biess  thy  providence, 
For  magistrates  of  meaner  name, 
Our  glory  and  defence. 
'3  [The  crowns  of  right  mis  princes  shine 
With  rays  above  the  rest, 
Where  laws  and  liberties  combine 
To  make  the  nation  bless'd.] 
4  Kingdoms  on   firm  foundations  stand, 
While  virtue  finds  reward ; 
And  sinners  perrish  from  the  laud 
By  Justice  and  the  sword. 


412  HYMN  150, 151, 152.  book  tr, 

5  Let  Coesar's  due  be  ever  paid 
To  Caesar  and  his  throne  ; 
But  consciences  and  souls  were  made 
To  be  the  Lord's  alone. 

HYMN  150.     CM, 

The  Deceitfulness  of  Sin. 

IN  hath  a  thousand  treach'rous  arts 
To  practise  on  the  mind; 
With  flatt'ring  looks  she  tempts  our  hearts, 
But  leaves  a  sting  behind. 

2  With  names  of  virtue  she  deceives 

The  aged  and  the  young: 
And  while  the  heedless  wretch  believes 
She  makes  his  fetters  strong. 

3  She  plead*  tor  all  the  joys  she  brings, 

And  gives  a  fair  pretence  ; 
But  cheats  the  soul  of  heav'nly  things, 
And  chains  it  down  to  sense. 
-4  So  on  a  tree  divinely  fair 
Grew  the  forbidden  food; 
Our  mother  took  the  poison  there. 
And  tainted  all  her  blood. 

HYMN  15 i.     L.  M. 

Prophecy  and  inspiration; 

1  T|l  WAS  by  an  order  from  the  Lord, 

JL     The  ancient  prophet  spoke  his  word  4 
His  spirit  did  their  tongues  inspire, 
And  warm'd  their  hearts  with  heav'nly  fire. 

2  The  works  ,\n(]  wonders  which  they  wrought, 
ConfirmM  the  messages  they  brought; 

The  prophet's  pen  succeeds  his  breath, 
To  save  the  holy  words  from  death. 
r]  Great  God  !  mine  eyes  with  pleasure  look 
On  the  dear  volume  of  thy  book  ; 
There  my  Redeemer's  face  1  see, 
And  read  hss  name,  who  died  for  me. 

4  Let  the  false  raptures  of  the  mind 
Be  lost  and  vanish  in  the  wind  : 
Here  1  can  fix  my  hope  secure; 
This  is  thy  word,  and  must  endure. 

HYMN  152.     C.  M. 

Sinai  and  Zion.     Heb.  xii    18,  &c. 

1  T^TOT  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord, 
J3I    The  tempest,  fire,  and  smoke. 


Book  ii.  HYMN  153.  413 

Not  to  the  thunder  of  that  word 

Which  God  on  Sinai  spoke; 
*2  But  we  are  come  to  Zion's  hill, 

The  city  of  our  God, 
Where  milder  words  declare  his  will, 

And  spread  his  love  abroad. 
.3  Behold  th'  innumerable  host 

Of  angels  cloth'd  in  light! 
Behold  the  spirits  of  the  just, 

Whose  faith  is  turn'd  to  sight, 

4  Behold  the  bless'd  assembly  there, 

Whose  name  are  writ  in  heav'n  ! 
And  God,  the  judge  of  all,  declare, 
Their  vilest  sins  forgiv'n. 

5  The  saints  on  earth,  and  all  the  dead 

But  one  communion  make; 
All  join  in  Christ,  their  living  head, 
And  of  his  grace  partake. 

6  In  such  society  as  this 

My  weary  soul  would  rest; 
The  man  that  dwells  where  Jesus  is 
Must  be  for  ever  blest. 

HYMN  153.     CM. 

The  Distemper,  Felly,  and  Madness  of  Sin , 

1  C^lN,  like  a  venomous  disease, 
1^   Infects  our  vital  blood  ; 

The  only  balm  is  sov'reign  grace, 
And  the  physician  God. 

2  Our  beauty  and  our  strength  are  fled, 

And  we  draw  near  to  death  ; 
But  Christ  the  Lord  recalls  the  dead 
With  his  almighty  breath. 

3  Madness  by  nature  reigns  within, 

The  passions  burn  and  rage ; 
Till  God's  own  Son,  with  skill  divine. 
The  inward  fire  assuage. 

4  fWe  lick  the  dust,  we  grasp  the  wind, 

And  solid  good  despise: 

Such  is  the  folly  of  the  mind, 

Till  Jesus  makes  us  wise. 

5  We  give  our  souls  the  wounds  they  feel. 

We  drink  the  pois'nous  gall, 

And  rush  with  fury  down  to  hell ; 

Butheav'n  prevents  the  fall.] 


414  HYMN  154, 155.  hook  in 

(5  [The  man  possess'd  amongst  the  tombs 
Cuts  his  own  flesh  and  cries ; 
He  foams  and  ravrjs  till  Jesus  comes, 
And  the  foul  spirit  flies.] 

HYMN  154.     L.  M 

Self-Righteousness  insufficient. 

1  "  "INHERE  are  the  mourners,"  *  saith  the  Lord, 

▼  ▼     "  That  wait  and  tremble  at  thy  word  ? 
"  That  walk  in  darkness  all  the  day  ? 
"  Come,  make  my  name  your  trust  and  stay. 

2  "  [No  works  or  duties  of  your  own 
61  Can  for  the  smallest  sin  atone ; 

"  f  The  robes  that  nature  may  provide, 
"Will  not  your  least  pollutions  hide. 

3  "The  softest  couch  that  nature  knows 
"Can  give  the  conscience  no  repose: 

"  Look  to  my  righteousness,  and  live; 
"  Comfort  and  peace  are  mine  to  give.] 

4  "  Ye  sons  of  pride,  that  kindle  coals 

"  With  your  own  hands  to  warm  your  souls, 
"Walk  in  the  light  of  your  own  fire, 
"  Enjoy  the  sparks  that  ye  desire  : 

5  "This  is  your  portion  at  my  hands, 
"Hell  waits  you  with  her  iron  bands  ; 
"Ye  shall  lie  down  in  sorrow  there, 
"In  death,  in  darkness,  and  despair." 

HYMN  155.     CM. 

Christ  our  Passover. 

1  ¥    O!  the  destroying  angel  flies 
SLA  To  Pharaoh's  stubborn  land; 
The  pride  and  flower  of  Egypt  dies 

By  his  vindictive  hand. 

2  He  pass'd  the  tents  of  Jacob  o'er, 

Nor  pour'd  the  wrath  divine  ; 
He  saw  the  blood  on  every  door, 
And  bless'd  the  peaceful  sign. 

3  Thus  the  appointed  Lamb  must  bleed. 

To  break  th'  Egyptian  yoke ; 
Thus  Israel  is  from  bondage  freed, 
And  'scapes  the  angel's  stroke. 

4  Lord,  if  my  heart  were  sprinkled  too 

With  blood  so  rich  as  thine, 

*Isaihl.  10,11.        t  Zsaih  xxviii.  20. 


book  ii.  HYMN  156,157.  415 

Justice  no  longer  would  pursue 
This  guilty  soul  of  mine. 
f>  Jesus  our  passbver  was  slain, 
And  has  at  once  procur'd 
Freedom  from  Satan's  heavy  chain, 
And  God's  avenging  sword. 

HYMN  156.     C.  M. 

Presumption  and  Despair ;  or,  Satan's  various  Temptations. 

1  T  HATL  the  tempter  and  his  charms, 
J-  I  hate  his  rlart'ring  breath  ; 

The  serpent  takes  a  thousand  forms 
To  cheat  our  souls  to  death/ 

2  He  feeds  our  hopes  with  airy  dreams, 

Or  kills  with  slavish  fear; 
And  holds  us  still  in  wide  extremes, 
Presumption,  or  despair, 

3  Now  he  persuades,   "  flow  easy  'tis 

"To  walk  the  road  to  heav'n  ; '' 
Anon  he  swells  our  sins,  and  cries, 
"They  cannot  be  forgiv'n.'' 

4  [He  bids  young-  sinners,  "Yet  forbear 

"  To  think  of  God  or  death  : 
"For  prayer  and  devotion  are 
"  But  melancholy  breath.'' 

0  He  tells  the  aoed,  "  They  must  die  ! 

"  And  'tis  too  Lite  to  pray  ; 
"In  vain  foi  mercy  now  they  cry, 
"  For  they  have  lost  their  day.''] 
G  Thus  he  supports  his  cruel  throne 
By  mischief  and  deceit, 
And  drags  the  sons  of  Adam  down 
To  dar   ness  and  the  pit. 
7  Almighty  God,  cut  short  his  power, 
Let  him  in  darkness  dwell  ; 
And  that  he  vhx  the  earth  no  more, 
Confine  him  down  to  hell. 

HYMN  151.     CM. 

The  same- 

1  1VTOW  Satan  comes  with  dreadful  roar, 
~l^I    And  threatens  to  destroy; 

He  worries  whom  he  can't  devour 
With  a  malicious  joy. 

2  Ye  sons  of  God,  oppose  his  rage; 

Resist,  and  he'll  be  "-one; 


416  HYMN  158,  159.  .book  n. 

Thus  did  our  dearest  Lord  engage, 
And  vanquish  him  alone. 

3  Now  he  appears  almost  divine, 

Like  innocence  and  love; 
But  the  old  serpent  lurks  within 
When  he  assumes  the  dove. 

4  Fly  from  the  false  deceiver's  tongue, 

Ye  sons  of  Adam,  fly: 
Our  parents  found  the  snare  too  strong, 
Nor  should  the  children  try. 

HYM\  158.     L.  M. 

Few  saved;  or,  the  almost  Christian,  the  Hypocrite,  and  Apostate. 

1  T>  ROAD  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 
-13  And  thousands  walk  together  there; 
But  wisdom  shows  a  narrower  path, 

With  here  and  there  a  traveller. 

2  "Deny  thyself,  and  take  thy  cross," 

Is  the  Redeemer's  great  command; 
Nature  must  count  her  gold  but  dross, 
If  she  would  gain  this  heav'nly  land. 

3  The  fearful  soul  that  tires  and  faints, 

And  walks  the  ways  of  God  no  more, 
Is  but  esteem'd  almost  a  saint, 

And  m^kes  his  own  destruction  sure. 

4  Lord,  let  not  all  my  hopes  be  vain; 

Create  my  heart  entirely  new; 
Which  hypocrites  could  ne'er  attain  ; 
Which  false  apostates  never  knew. 
HYMN  159.     CM. 

An  unconverted  State;  or,  converting  Grace. 

1  [|"1  RE  AT  King  of  glory  and  of  grace ! 

%J$   We  own  with  humble  shame, 
How  vile  is  our  degeri'rate  race, 
And  our  first  father's  name.] 

2  From  Adam  flows  our  tainted  blood, 

The  poison  reigns  within  ; 
Makes  us  averse  to  all  that's  good, 
And  willing  slaves  to  sin. 

3  [Daily  we  break  thy  holy  laws, 

And  then  reject  thy  grace : 
Engag'd  in  the  old  serpent's  cause, 
Against  our  Maker's  face.] 

4  We  live  estrang'd  afar  from  God, 

Aadlove  the  distance  well* 


book  ii.  HYMN  160,  161.  417 

With  haste  wo  run  the  dang'rous  road 
That  leads  to  death  and  hell. 
-5  And  can  such  rebels  be  restored! 
Such  natures  made  divine! 
Let  sinners  see  thy  glory,  Lord, 
And  feel  this  power  of  thine. 
<J  We  raise  our  Father's  name  on  high, 
Who  his  own  Spirit  sends 
To  bring-  rebellious  strangers  nigh, 
And  turn  his  foes  to  friends. 

HYMN  160.     L.  M. 

Custom  in  Sin- 

3  ET  the  wild  leopards  pf  the  wood 

-*-^   Put  off  the  spots  that  nature  gives; 
Then  may  the  wicked  turn  to  God, 

And  change  their  tempers  and  their  lives* 

2  As  well  might  Ethiopian  slaves 

Wash  out  the  darkness;  of  their  skin  ; 
The  dead  us  well  might  leave  their  graves. 
As  old  transgressors  cease  to  sin. 

3  Where  vice  has  held  its  empire  long, 

'Twill  not  endure  the  least  control; 
None  but  a  power  divinely  strong 
Can  turn  fhe  current  of  the  soul. 
£  Great  God  J  1  own  thy  power  divine, 
That  works  to  change  this  heart  of  mine; 
1  would  be  forin'cl  anew,  and  bless 
The  wonders  of  creating  grace. 

HYMN   161.     C.  M. 

Christian  Virtues;  or,  the  Difficulty  of  Conversation. 
J    (J^  TRAIT  is  i lie  way,  the  door  is  strait 
lO  That  leads  to  joys  on  high; 
*Tis  but  a  few  that  find  the  gafe, 
While  crowds  mistake  Hid  die. 
2  Beloved  self  must  be  denied 
The  mind  and  will  reijew'd, 
Passion  suppress'd,  and  Patience  try'd, 
And  vain  desires  subdu'd, 
-3  j~Flesh  is  a  dang'rous  foe  to  grace, 
Where  it  prevails  and  rules; 
Flesh  must  be  humbled,  pride  abas'd, 
Lest  they  destroy  our  souls. 

4  The  love  of  gold  be  banish'd  hence, 

(That  vile  idolatry) 

LI 


118  HYMN  1G2, 163.  book  u. 

And  every  member,  every  sense, 
In  sweet  subjection  lie. 
5  The  tongue,  that  most  unruly  power, 
Requires  a  strong  restraint: 
We  must  be  watchful  every  hour, 
And  pray,  but  never  faint.] 
<j  Lord,  can  a  feeble  helpless  worm 
Fulfil  a  task  so  hard? 
Thy  grace  must  all  my  work  perform, 
And  give  the  free  reward, 

HYMN   W2.     CM. 

The  Meditation  of  Heaven ;  or,  the  Joy  of  Faith. 

1  1VTY  thoughts  surmount  those  lower  skies* 
J_Y_1_  And  look  within  the  veil; 

There  springs  of  endless  pleasure  rise, 
The  waters  never  fail. 

2  There  I  behold  with  sweet  delight 

The  blessed  Three  ill  One  ; 
And  strong  affections  fix  my  sight 
On  God's  incarnate  So»v 

3  His  promise  stands  for  ever  firm, 

His  grace  shall  ne'er  depart ; 
He  binds  my  name  upon  his  arm, 
And  seals  it  on  his  heart. 

4  Light  are  the  pains  that  nature  brings: 

How  short  our  sorrows  are, 
When  with  eternal  kitute  tilings, 
The  present  we  compare! 

5  I  would  not  be  a  stranger  still 

To  that  celestial  place,    - 
Where  I  for  ever  hope  to  dwell, 
JNear  mv  Redeemer's  face. 

HYMN   \Ctf.     C   M. 

Complaint  of  Desertion  and  Temptation?. 

1  '  P\EAR  Lord,  behold  our  sore  distress^ 
■JL-^    Our  sins  attempt  to  reign  ; 
Stretch  out  thine  arm  of  couq'ring  grace 

And  let  thy  foes  be  slam. 

2  [The  lion  with  his  dreadful  roar 

Affrights  thy  feeble  sheep: 
Reveal  the  glory  of  thy  power, 
And. chain  him  to  the  deep. 

3  Must  we  indulge  a  long  despair? 

Shall  our  petitions  die? 


bookii.  HYMN  164,  165.  AW 

Our  mournings  never  reach  thine  ear, 
Nor  tears  affect  thine  eye?] 

4  If  thou  despise  a  mortal  groan, 

*  Yet  hear  a  Saviour's  blood  ; 
An  advocate  so  near  the  throne 
Pleads  and  prevails  with  God. 

5  lie  brought  the  Spirit's  powerful  sword 

To  slay  our  deadly  foes: 
Our  sins  shall  die  beneath  thy  word. 
And  hell  in  vain  oppose. 
i>  How  boundless  is  our  Father's  grace, 
In  height,  and  depth,  and  length ! 
He  made  his  Son  our  righteousness, 
His  Spirit  is  our  strength. 

mMN  164.     CM. 

The  End  of  the  World. 

1  \/ITHY  should  this  earth  delight  us  so? 

»  »      Why  should  we  fix  our  eyes   - 
On  these  low  grounds,  where  sorrows  grow, 
And  every  pleasure  dies? 

2  While  time  his  sharpest  teeth  prepares. 

Our  comforts  to  devour, 
There  is  a  land  above  the  stars, 
And  joys  above  his  power. 

3  Nature  shall  be  dissolv'd  and  die, 

The  sun  must  end  his  race, 
The  earth  and  sea  for  ever  fly 
Before  my  Saviour's  face. 
1  When  will  that  glorious  morning  rise. 
When  the  last  trumpet  sound, 
And  call  the  nations  to  the  skies, 
From  underneath  the  ground? 
HYMN  165.     C.  M. 

Unfruitful 'ness,  Ignorance,  and  unsanctified  Affectiom 

1  ONG  have  I  sat  beneath  the  sound 
-*— ^   Of  thy  salvation,  Lord; 

But  still  how  weak  my  faith  is  found. 
And  knowledge  of  thy  word! 

2  Oft  I  frequent  thy  holy  place, 

And  hear  almost  in  vain; 
How  small  a  portion  of  thy  grace 
My  mem'ry  can  retain! 

3  [My  dear  Almighty,  and  my  God, 

How  little  art  thou  known 


420  HYMN  166.  book  ir. 

By  all  the  judgments  of  thy  rod, 
And  blessings  of  thy  throne!] 

4  [How  cold  and  feeble  is  my  love! 

How  negligent  my  fear! 
How  low  my  hope  of  joys  above! 
How  few  affections  there !] 

5  Great  God!  thy  sov'reign  power  impar! 

Togive  thy  word  success; 
Write  thy  salvation  in  my  heart, 
And  make  me  learn  thy  grace. 

6  [Show  my  forgetful  feet  the  way 

That  leads  to  joys  on  high  ; 
There  knowledge  grows  without  decay. 
And  love  shall  never  die.] 

HYMN  166.     CM. 

The  Divine  Perfections. 

1  flOW  shall  I  praise  th>  eternal  God. 
Jtl  That  infinite  unknown! 

Who  can  ascend  his  high  abode, 
Or  venture  near  his  throne  ! 

2  [The  great  Invisible!  be  dwells 

Conceal'd  in  dazzling  light; 
But  his  all-searching  eye  reveals 

The  secrets  of  the  night. 
"3  Those  watchful  eyes  that  never  sleep. 

Survey  the  world  around! 
His  wisdom  is  a  bound  less  deep, 

Where  all  our  thoughts  are  drown'd.] 

4  [Speak  we  of  strength?  his  arm  is  strong. 

To  save  or  to  destroy : 
Infinite  years  his  life  prolong, 
And  endless  is  his  joy.] 

5  [He  knows  no  shadow  of  a  change, 

Nor  alters  his  decrees; 
Firm  as  a  rock  his  truth  remains, 
To  guard  his  promises.] 

6  [Sinners  before  his  presence  die; 

How  holy  is  his  name! 
His  anger  and  his  jealousy 
Burn  like  devouring  flame.] 

7  Justice  upon  a  dreadful  throne 

Maintains  the  rights  of  God, 
While  mercy  sends  her  pardons  down 
Bought  with  a  Saviour's  blood. 


BOOK  II* 


HYMN  167.  El 


S  Now  to  my  soul,  immortal  King! 
Speak  some  forgiving  word  ; 
Then  'twill  be  double  joy  to  sing 
The  glories  of  my  JLord. 

HYMN  167.     L.  M. 

The  Divine  Perfections. 

t    dTi  RE  AT  God !  thy  glories  shall  employ 
%Jf   My  holy  fear,  my  humble  joy; 
My  lips  in  songs  of  honour  bring 
Their  tribute  to  th'  eternal  King". 

2  [Earth  and  the  stars, and  worldsunknown* 
Depend  precarious  on  his  throne; 

All  nature  hangs  upon  his  word, 
And  grace  and  glory  own  their  Lord.] 

3  [His  sov'reign  power  what  mortal  knows- 
If  lie  commands,  who  dare  oppose? 
With  strength  he  girds  himself  around. 
And  treads  the  rebels  to  the  ground. 

4  [Who  shall  pretend  to  teach  him  skill, 
Or  guide  the  counsels  of  his  will? 
His  wisdom,  like  a  sea  divine, 
Flows  deep  and  high  beyond  our  line. 

>  [His  name  is  holy,  anoVhis  eye 
Burns  with  immortal  jealousy  ; 
He  hates  the  sons  of  pride,  and  sheds 
His  fiery  vengeance  on  their  heads.] 

6  [The  beamings  of  his  piercing  sight 
Bring  dark  hypocrisy  to  light ; 
Deaih  and  destruction  naked  lio, 
And  hell  uiHover'd  to  his  eye.] 

7  [Th' eternal  law  before  him  stands; 
His  justice  with  impartial  hands 

x  Divides  to  all  their  due  reward, 
Or  by  the  sceptre  or  the  sword.] 

5  [His  mercy,  like  a  boundless  sea, 
Washes  our  loads  of  guilt  away  ; 

While  his  own  Son  came  down  and   died. 
T"  engage  his  justice  on  our  side.] 
9  [Each  of  'lis  words  demands  my  faith  ; 
My  soul  can  rest  on  all  he  saith  ; 
II is  truth  inviolably  keeps 
The  largest  promise  of  his  lips.] 
!#  O  tell  me  with  a  gentle  voice, 

"Thou  art  my  God,"  wd  I'll  rejoice: 

Lia 


422  HYMN  168, 169.  book  n« 

FilFd  with  thy  love,  I  dare  proclaim 
The  brightest  honours  of  thy  name. 
HYMN  168.     L.  M. 

The  same. 

1  T  EHOVAH  reigns,  his  throne  is  high. 
$9    His  robes  are  light  and  majesty  ! 
His  glory  shines  with  beams  so  bright, 
No  mortal  can  sustain  the  sight. 

2  His  terrors  keep  the  world  in  awe; 
His  Justice  guards  his  holy  law; 
His  love  reveals  a  smiling-  face. 

His  truth  and  promise  seal  the  grace, 

3  Through  all  his  works  his  wisdom  shines 
And  baffles  Satan's  deep  designs; 

His  power  is  sov'reign  to  fulfil 
The  noblest  counsels  of  his  will. 

4  And  will  this  glorious  Lord  descend 
To  be  my  Father  and  my  Friend! 
Then  let  my  songs  with  angels  join  ; 
Tleav'n  is  secure,  if  God  be  mine. 

HYMN  169.     P.M. 

The  same  as  the  148th  Psalm. 
1    FI^HE  Lord  jehovah  reigns, 
JL     His  throne  is  built  on  high  ; 
The  garments  he  assumes 
Are  light  and  majesty; 
His  glories  shine  with  beams  so  bright. 
No  mortal  eye  can  bear  the  sight. 
•2  The  thunders  of  his  hand 

K^ep  the  wide  world  in  awe; 
His  wrath  »nd  Justice  stand 

To  guard  his  holy  law; 
A hd  where  his  love  resolves  to  bless, 
H'.s  truth  confirms  and  seals  the  grace. 

3  Through  all  his  ancient  works, 

Surprising  wisdom  shines, 
Confounds  the  powers  of  hell, 

And  breaks  their  curs'd  designs: 
Strong  is  his  arm,  and  shall  fulfil 
His  great  decrees,  his  sovereign  will. 

4  And  can  this  mighty  King 

Of  glory  condescend? 
And  will  he  write  his  name, 
"My  Father  and  my  Friend  !" 


bookh.  HYMN  ,170.  42:> 

I  love  liis  name !  I  love  his  word! 
Join  all  my  powers,  and  praise  the  Lord. 
HYMN  170.     L.  M. 

God  Incomprehensible  and  Sovereign, 

1  ^iAN  creatures  to  perfection  find* 
\^J  TV  eternal,  uncreated  mind  ? 
Or  can  the  largest  stretch  of  thought 
Measure  and  search  his  nature  out? 

2  'Tis  high  as  heav'n,  'tis  deep  as  hell ; 
And  what  can  mortals  know  or  tell? 
His  glory  spreads  beyond  the  sky, 
And  all  the  shining"  worlds  on  high. 

3  But  man,  vain  man,  would  fain  be  wise ; 
Born  like  a  wild  young- colt,  he  flies 
Through  all  the  follies  of  his  mind, 
And  swells,  and  snuffs  the  empty  wind. 

4  God  is  a  King,  of  power  unknown; 
Firm  are  the  orders  of  his  throne; 
If  he  resolve,  who  dare  oppose, 
Or  ask  him  why,  or  what  he  does? 

-j  He  wounds  the  heart,  and  he  makes  whole ; 

He  calms  the  tempest  of  the  soul : 

When  he  shuts  up  in  long  despair, 

Who  can  remove  the  heavy  bar? 
(3  *  He  frowns,  and  darkuess  veils  the  moon; 

The  fainting  sun  grows  dim  at  noon  : 

f  The  pillars  of  heav'ns  starry  roof 

Tremble  and  start  at  his  reproof. 
7  He  gave  the  vaulted  heav'n  its  form, 

The  crooked  serpent  and  the  worm  : 

He  breaks  the  billows  with  his  breath, 

And  smites  the  sous  of  pride  to  death. 

5  These  are  a  portion  of  his  ways; 

But  who  shall  dare  describe  his  face? 
Who  can  endure  his  light,  or  stand 
To  hear  the  thunders  of  his  hand? 

*  Job  xi-  7.  kc.  tJokxxv.  5.  %  Job  xxvi.  11.  & 


END  OF  THE  SECOND  BOOK. 


HYJMNS. 


BOOK  III. 

PREPARER  FOR  THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 

z     HYMN1.     L.  M. 

The  Lord's  Supper  instituted.    1  Cor  xi.  23,  &c. 

1  'fllWAS  on  ilia,  dark,  that  doleful  night, 

JL     When  powers  of  earth  and  hell  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 
And  friends  betray'd  him  to  his  foes. 

2  Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  and  bless'd  and  brake  : 
What  love  through  all  his  actions  ran? 

What  wond'rous  words  of  grace  he  spake  ! 
•3  "This  is  my  body  broke  for  sin  ; 

"  Receive  and  eat  the  living  food;" 
Then  took  the  cup  and  bless'd  the  wine; 

"  'Tis  the  new  cov'nant  in  my  blood.''" 

4  [For  us  his  flesh  with  nails  was  torn : 
fie  bore  the  scourge,  he  felt  the  thorn  : 
And  justice  pour'd  upon  his  head 

Its  heavy  vengeance  in  our  stead*. 

5  For  us  his  vital  blood  was  spilt, 
To  buy  the  pardon  of  our  guilt; 
When  for  black  crimes  of  biggest  size, 
He  gave  his  soul  a  sacrifice.] 

6  "Do  this  (he  cried)  'till  time  shall  end. 
"In  mem'ry  of  your  dying  fnend  ; 
"Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 

"  The  love  of  your  departed  Lord.*' 

7  [Jesus!  thy  feast  we  celebrate, 

We  show  thy  death,  we  sing  thy  name, 
'Till  thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 
The  marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb.] 
HYMN  2.     S.  M. 

Communion  with  Christ,  and  with  Saints.    1  Cor.  x.  16,  17 

1  [  I  EMJS  invites  his  saints 

*J    To  meet  around  his  board  ; 
Here  pardon'd  rebels  sit,  and  hold 
(  ommunion  with  their  Lord. 

2  For  food  he  gave  his  flesh ; 

He  bids  us  drink  his  blood ; 
Amazing  favour,  matchless  grace, 
Of  our  descending  God ! 


HOOK  III. 


HYMN  3,  4.  425 


3  This  holy  bread  and  wine 

Maintains  our  fainting'  breath, 
By  union  with  our  living-  Lord, 
And  int'rest  in  his  death.] 
1  Ourheav'nly  Father  calls  •> 

Christ  and  his  members  one ; 
We  the  young  children  of  his  love, 
And  he  the  first-born  Son. 
5  We  are  but  sev'ral  parts 

Of  the  same  broken  bread; 
One  body  hath  its  sev'ral  limbs, 
But  Jesus  is  the  head. 
<i  Let  all  our  powers  be  join'd 
His  glorious  name  to  raise; 
Pleasure  and  love  fill  every  mind, 
And  every  voice  be  praise. 

HYMN  3.     C.  M. 

The  New  Testament  in  the  Blood  of  Christ ;  or,  the  new  covenant  sealed- 

1  "  rjlHE  promise  of  my  Father's  love 

A     "Shall  stand  for  ever  good  :" 
He  said,  and  gave  his  soul  to  death, 
And  seal'd  the  grace  with  blood. 

2  To  this  dear  cov'nant  of  thy  word 

I  set  my  worthless  name; 
I  seal  th'  engagement  to  my  Lord, 
And  make  my  humble  claim. 

3  The  light,  and  strength,  aud  pard'ning  grace 

And  glory  shall  be  mine; 
My  life  and  soul,  my  heart  and  flesh, 
And  all  my  powers  are  thine, 
i  I  call  that  legacy  my  own 

Which  Jesus  did  bequeath  ; 
'Twas  purchas'd  with  a  dying  groan, 
And  ratify'd  in  death. 
5  Sweet  is  the  momory  of  his  name 
Who  bless'd  us  in  his  will, 
And  to  his  testament  of  love 
Made  his  own  life  the  seal. 

HYMN  4.    CM. 

Christ's  dying  Love  ;  or,  our  Pardon  bought  at  a  deur  price, 

1   tJOW  condescending  and  how  kind 
JOL  Was  God's  eternal  Son  ! 
Our  mis'ry  reach'd  his  heav'nly  mind, 
And  pity  brought  him  down. 


426  HYMN  5.  book  hi- 

2  [When  justice  by  our  sins  provoked, 

Drew  forth  his  dreadful  sword, 
He  gave  his  sou!  up  to  the  stroke, 
Without  a  murm'ring-  word.] 

3  [He  sunk  beneath  our  heavy  woes, 

To  raise  us  to  his  throne  : 
There's  ne'er  a  gift  his  hand  bestows 

But  costs  his  heart  a  groan.]  x 

4  This  was  compassion  like  a  God, 

That  when  the  Saviour  knew 
The  price  of  pardon  was  his  blood, 
His  pity  ne'er  withdrew. 

5  Now  though  he  reigns  exalted  high* 

His  lovt-  is  still  as  great  i 
Well  he  remembers  Calvary, 
Nor  lets  his  saints  forget. 
t>  [Here  we  behold  his  bowels  roll, 
As  kind  as  when  he  died, 
And  see  the  sorrows  of  his  soul 
Bleed  through  his  wounded  side* 
7  [He  we  receive  repeated  seals 
Of  Jesus' dying  love; 
Hard  is  the  wretch  that  never  feels 
One  soft  affection  move*] 
S  Here  let  our  hearts  begin  to  melt, 
While  we  his  death  record, 
And,  with  our  joy  for  pardon'd  guilt, 
Mourn  that  we  pierc'd  the  Lord. 
HYMN  5.     C.  M. 

Christ  the  Bread  of  Life.    John  ri  31. 35,  39 

1  ~J    ET  us  adore  the  eternal  Word, 
JLi  'Tis  he  our  souls  hath  fed  ; 
Thou  art  our  living  stream,  O  Lord, 
„    And  thou  th'  immortal  bread. 

2  [The  manna  came  from  lower  skies, 

But  Jesus  from  above, 
Where  the  fresh  springs  of  pleasure  rise, 
And  rivers  flow  with  love. 

3  The  Jews,  the  fathers  died  at  last, 

Who  eat  that  heav'nly  bread  ; 
But  these  provisions  which  we  taste 
Can  raise  us  from  the  dead.] 

4  Bless'd  be  the  Lord  that  gives  his  flesh 

To  nourish  dying  men  ; 


nook  in. 


HYMN  6, 7.  427 


And  often  spreads  his  table  fresh, 
Lest  we  should  faint  again. 

5  Our  souls  shall  draw  their  heav'nly  breath, 

While  Jesus  finds  supplies  : 
Nor  shall  our  graces  sink  to  death, 
For  Jesus  never  dies. 
(>  [Daily  our  mortal  flesh  decays, 
But  Christ  our  life  shall  come  ; 
His  unresisted  power  shall  raise 
Our  bodies  from  the  tomb.] 

HYMN  6.       L.  M. 

The  Memorial  of  our  absent  Lord.  John  xvi  16  Luke  sxii.  19,  John  xiv.  3. 
I      rLNU>  is  gone  above  the  skie*, 

•J    Where  our  weak  senses  reach  him  not; 
And  carnal  objects  court  our  eyes, 

To  thrust  our  Saviour  from  our  thought. 
'2  He  knows  what  wandering  hearts  we  have* 
Apt  to  forget  his  lovely  face, 
And  to  refresh  our  minds,  he  gave 
These  kind  memorials  of  his  grace. 
•}  The  Lord  of  life  this  table  spread 

With  hisown  flesh  and  dying  blood; 
We  on  the  rich  provision  feed, 

And  taste  the  wine  and  bless  the  God. 
4  Let  sinful  sweets  be  all  forgot, 

And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem  : 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  every  thought, 
And  faith  and  hope  be  fixM  on  him. 
"y  While  he  is  absent  from  our  sight, 
'Tis  to  prepare  our  souls  a  pi  ace, 
That  we  may  dwell  in  heav'nly  light, 
And  five  forever  near  his  fare. 

6  [Our  eyes  look  upward  to  the  hills 

Whence  our  returning  Lord  shall  come; 
W7e  wait  thy  chariot's  awful  wheels, 
To  fetch  our  longing  spirits  home.] 
HYMN  7.     L.  M. 

Crucifixion  to  the  World  by  the  Cross  of  Christ.     Gal.  vi.  14 

1  ^JSTHEN  I  survey  the  wond'rous  cross 

▼  ?      On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 

And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  lhat  I  should  boast 

Save  in  the  death  of  Christ  my  God  ; 


428  HYMN  8.  book  m; 

All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 

3  See  from  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 

Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down ! 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet, 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  ? 

4  [His  dying- crimson,  like  a  robe, 

Spreads  o'er  his  body  on  the  tree; 
Then  am  1  dead  to  all  the  globe, 
And  all  the  globe  is  dead  to  me.] 

5  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 

That  were  a  present  far  too  small ; 
Love  so  amazing-,  so  divine, 

Demands  inv  soul,  my  life,  myall. 
'HYMN  8.     CM. 

The  Tree  oj  Life. 

1  4^0ME,  let  us  join  a  joyful  tune, 
\j   To  our  exalted  Lord, 

Ye  saints rm  high  around  his  throne, 
And  we  around  his  board. 

2  While  once  upon  tins  lower  ground, 

Weary  and  faint  ye  stood, 
What  dear  refreshments  here  ye  found 
From  this  immortal  food  ! 

3  The  Uee  of  life,  that  near  the  throne, 

In  heav'ns  high  garden  grows, 
Laden  with  grace,  bends  gently  down 
its  ever  smiling  boughs. 

4  [Hov'ring  amongst  the  leaves  there  stands 

The  sweet  celestial  Dove, 
And  Jesus  on  the  branches  hangs 
The  banner  of  his  love.] 

5  ['Tis  a  young  heaven  of  strange  delight, 

While  in  his  shade  we  sit ; 
His  fruit  is  pleasing  to  the  sight, 

And  io  the  taste  as  sweet. 
d  Now  life  it  spreads  through  dying  hearts, 

And  cheers  the  drooping  mind  : 
Vigour  and  joy  the  juice  imparts, 

Without  a  sting  behind.] 
7  Now  let  the  flaming  weapon  stand, 

And  guard  all  Eden's  trees: 
There's  ne'er  a  plant  in  all  that  land 

That  bears  such  fruits  as  these. 


jl.  n  u 

L 


book  in.  HYMN9»  42ft 

S  Infinite  grace  our  souls  adore, 

Whose  wond'rous  hand  has  made 
This  living  branch  of  sovereign  power 
To  raise  and  heal  the  dead. 

HYMN  9.     S.  M. 

Tlie  Spirit,  the  Water,  and  the  Blood.     1  John  v.  6. 
ET  all  our  tongues  be  one 
To  praise  our  God  on  high, 
Who  from  his  bosom  sent  his  Son 
To  fetch  us  strangers  nigh. 

2  Nor  let  our  voices  cease 

To  sing  the  Saviour's  name; 
Jesus,  th'  ambassador  of  peace, 
How  cheerfully  he  came. 

3  It  cost  him  cries  and  tears 

To  bring  us  near  to  God  ; 
Great  was  our  debt,  and  he  appears 
To  make  the  payment  good.] 

4  [My  Saviour's  pierced  side 

Pour'd  out  a  double  flood  ; 
By  water  we  are  purified, 
And  pardon'd  by  the  blood. 

5  Infinite  was  our  guilt, 

But  he,  our  priest,  atones ; 
On  the  cold  ground  his  life  was  spilt, 

And  oflfer'd  with  his  groans.] 
<$  Look  up  my  6oul,  to  him, 

Whose  death  was  thy  desert, 
And  humbly  viewthe-iiving  stream 

Flow  from  his  breaking  heart. 

7  There  on  the  cursed  tree 

In  dying  pangs  he  lies, 
Fulfils  his  Father's  great  decree, 
And  all  our  wants  supplies. 

8  Thus  the  Redeemer  came, 

By  water  and  by  blood  ; 
And  when  the  spirit  speaks  the  same, 
We  feel  his  witness  good. 

9  While  the  eternal  Three 

Bear  their  record  above, 
Here  I  believe  be  died  for  me, 
And  seals  my  Saviour's  love. 
10  ["Lord,  cleanse  my  soul  from  sin, 
Nor  let  thy  grace  depart ; 

M  m 


430  HYMN  10,11.  book  m. 

Great  Comforter,  abide  within, 
And  witness  to  my  heart.] 

HYMN  10.     L.  M. 

Christ  crucified  the  Wisdom  and  Forcer  of  God. 
1    7VTATURE  with  open  volume  stands, 
-L  *    To  spread  ber  Maker's  praise  abroad; 
And  every  labour  of  his  hands 

►Shows  something  worthy  of  a  God. 
'2  But  in  the  grace  that  rescu'd  man, 
.His  brightest  form  of  glory  shines; 
Here,  on  the  cross,  'tis  fairest  drawn 
In  precious  blood,  and  crimson  lines. 

3  [Here  his  own  name  appears  complete; 

Nor  wit  can  guess,  nor  reason  prove, 
Which  of  the  letters  best  is  writ, 

The  power,  the  wisdom,  or  (he  love.] 

4  Here  I  behold  his  inmost  heart, 

Where  grace  and  vengeance  strangely  joiri- 
Piercing  his  son  with  sharpest  smart, 
To  make  the  purehas'd  pleasure  mine. 

5  0!  the  sweet  wonders  of  that  cross, 

Where  God  the  Saviour  lov'd  and  died  ! 
Her  noblest  life  my  spirit  draws 

From  his  dear  wounds  and  bleeding  side. 

6  I  would  for  ever  spea)  his  name, 

In  sounds  to  mortal  ears  unknown  : 
With  angels  join'd  to  praise  the  Lamb, 
And  worship  at  his  Father's  throne. 
Y3iN  I    .     C.  31. 

Pardon  brought  to  our  Sensts- 

1  W    ORD,  how  divine  thy  comforts  are! 
JL^   How  heav'nly  is  the  place 
Where  Jesus  spreads  the  sacred  ferM 

Of  his  redeeming  grace! 

2  There  the  rich  bounties  of  our  God, 

And  sweetest  glories  shine  ; 
There  Jesus  says,  {hat  "  I  am  his, 
"  And  my  beloved's  mine/' 

3  "Here," says  the  kind  Redeeming  Lord. 

And  shows  his  wounded  side, 
"  See  here  the  spring  of  all  your  joys, 
"That  opeivd  when  I  died!" 
i  [He  smiles  and  cheers  my  mournful  heart 
And  tells  of  all  his  pain  : 


BOOK  III. 


HYMN  12. 


"  All  this,"  says  he,  "  I  bore  for  thee  ;" 
And  then  he  smiles  again.] 
5  What  shall  vve  pay  our  henv'nly  King 
For  grace  so  vast  as  this? 
He  b/ings  our  pardon  to  our  eyes, 
And  seals  it  with  a  kiss. 
<>  [Let  such  amazing  love  as  these 
Be  sounded  all  abroad  ; 
Such  favours  are  beyond  degrees, 
And  worthy  of  a  God.] 
7  [To  him  that  wash'd  us  in  his  blood 
Be  everlasting-  praise; 
Salvation,  honour,  glory,  power, 
internal  as  hi*  days.] 

HYMN   12.     L.  M. 

The  Gospel-Feast.     Luke  xiv.  16,  kc 
•1  [¥l"OW  rich  are  thy  provisions,  Lord! 
AX   Thy  table  furnish'd  from  above  ! 
The  fruits  of  life  overspread  the  board, 
The  cup  o'erflows  with  heav'nly  love. 

2  Thine  ancient  family,  the  Jews, 

Were  first  invited  to  the  iieas!  : 
-  We  humbly  take  what  they  refuse, 
And  Gentiles  thy  salvation  taste. 

3  We  are  the  poor,  the  blind,  the  lame, 

And  help  was  far,  and  death  was  nigh; 
But  at  the  gospel-call  we  came. 
And  every  want  received  supply. 

4  From  the  highway  that  leads  to  hell, 

From  paths  of  darkness  and  despair, 
Lord,  we  are  come  with  thee  to  dwell, 
Glad  to  enjoy  thy  presence  here.] 

5  [What  shall  we  pray  th'  eternal  Son, 

That  left  theheav'u  of  his  abode, 
And  to  this  wretched  earth  came  down, 

To  bring  us  wand'rers  back  to  God'.' 
i)  It  cost  him  death  to  save  our  lives; 

To  buy  our  souls  it  cost  his  own; 
And  all  the  unknown  joys  he  gives, 

Were  bought  with  agonies  unknown. 
7  Our  everlasting  love  is  due 

To  him  that  rausom'd  sinners  lost; 
And  pitied  rebels  when  he  knew 

The  vast  expense  his  love  would  cost.] 


82  HYMN  13,  14.  aoefcin. 

HYMN  13.     C.  M. 

Divine  Love  making  a  Feast,  and  Calling  in  the  Guests.  Luke  xiv  17.  3*. 

1  JOf  O  W  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place 
JOL   With  Christ  within  the  doors, 
While  everlasting  love  displays 

The  choicest  of  her  stores  ! 

2  Here  every  bowel  of  our  God 

With  soft  compassion  rolls: 
Here  peace  and  pardon  bought  with  blood, 
Is  food  for  dying  souls. 

3  [While  all  onr hearts  and  all  oursonos 

Join  to  admire  the  feast, 
Each  of  us  cry  with  thankful  tongues, 
"  Lord  why  was  I  a  guest? 

4  "  Why  was  I  made  to  hear  thy  voice, 

"  And  enter  while  there's  room  : 
"  When  thousands  make  a  wretched  choice, 
"And  rather  starve  than  come?"] 

5  'Twas  the  same  love  that  spread  the  feast 

That  sweetly  forc'd  us  in  : 
Else  we  had  still  refqs'd  to  taste, 
And  perished  in  our  sin. 
()  [Pity  the  nations,  O  our -God! 
Constrain  she  earth  to  come; 
Send  thy  victorious  word  abroad, 
And  bring  the  strangers  home. 
7  We  long-  to  see  thy  churches  full 
That  nil  the  chosen  race 
May  with  one  voice, -and  heart,  and  soul, 
Sing  thy  redeeming  grace.] 

HYMN "14.     L.  M. 

The  Song  ofSimeo7i.  Luke  ii.  28;  or,  a  Sight  of  Christ  makes  Death 

1  l\TOW  have  our  hearts  embraced  our  God, 
~_^l    We  would  forget  ali  earthly  charms 
And  wish  to  die,  as  •  iineon  would, 

With  his  young  Saviour  in  his  arms* 

2  Our  lips  should  learn  that  joyful  song', 

Where  but  our  hearts  prepar'd  like  his; 
Our  souls  still  willing  to  be  gone, 
And  at  thy  word  depart  in  peace. 

3  Here  we  have  seen  thy  face,  O  Lord, 

And  view'd  salvation  with  our  eyes, 
Tasted  and  felt  the  riving  word, 

The  bread  descending  from  the  skies. 


book  in.  HYMN  15,  16.  433 

4  Thou  hast  prepaid  this  dying  Lamb, 
Hast  set  his  blood  before  our  face 
To  teach  the  tenors  ot  thy  name, 
And  show  the  wonders  of  thy  grace. 
">  lie  is  our  light,  our  morning  star, 

Shall  shine  on  nations  yet  unknown; 
The  glory  of  thine  Israel  here, 

And  joy  of  spirits  near  thy  throne. 
HYMN  15.     C.  M. 

Our  Lord  Jesus  at  his  own  Table. 

1  [rjlHE  mem'ry  of  our  dying  Lord 

J.     Awakes  a  thankful  tontrue  : 
How  rich  he  spreads  his  royal  board, 
And  b'css'd  the  food,  and  sung-! 

2  Happy  the  men  that  eat  this  bread  ; 

But  doubly  blest  was  he 
That  gently  bow'd  his  loving  head, 
And  lean'd  it,  Lord,  on  thee. 
-3  By  faith  the  same  delights  we  taste 
As  that  great  fav'rite  did, 
And  sit  and  lean  on  Jesus'  breast, 
And  take  the  heav'nly  bread.] 
i  Down  from  the  palace  ot  the  skies, 
Hither  the  King  descends; 
"  Come,  my  beloved,  eat,"  he  cries, 
"And  drink  salvation,  friends. 
5  "My  flesh  is  food  and  physic  too, 
"A  balm  for  all  your  pains; 
"And  the  red  streams  of  pardon  flow 
"From  these  my  pierced  veins.'] 
(J  Hosanna  to  his  bounteous  love 
For  such  a  feast  below  ! 
And  yet  he  feeds  his  saints  above 
With  nobler  blessings  too. 
7  [Come,  the  dear  day,  the  glorious  hour 
That  brings  our  souls  to  rest! 
Then  we  shall  need  these  types  no  more, 
But  dwell  at  th'  heav'nly  feast.] 
HYMN  10.     C.  M. 

The  Agonies  of  Christ. 

>  I^TOW  let  our  pams  be  all  forgot, 
11    Our  hearts  no  more  repine ; 
Our  sufferings  are  not  worth  a  thought, 
When,  Lord,  compar'd  with  thine. 
'2  In  lively  figures  here  we  see 

The  bleeding  Prince  of  Love  ; 
Mm2 


134  HYMN  17.  book  irr 

Each  of  us  hopes  he  died  for  me, 
And  then  our  griefs  remove. 

3  [Our  humble  faith  here  takt*  her  rise, 

While  sitting  round  his  board  ; 
And  back  to  Calvary  she  flies, 
To  view  her  groaning-  Lord. 

4  His  soul  what  agonies  it  felt 

When  his  o\\  n  God  withdrew  ! 
And  the  large  load  of  all  our  guilt 
Lay  heavy  en  him  tco. 
j  But  the  divinity  within 
Supported  him  to  bear: 
Dying,  he  conquered  hell  and  sin, 
And  made  his  triumph  there.] 
0  Grace,  wisdom,  justice,  joiu'd,aiid  wr#ug 
The  wonders  of  that  day  : 
T^o  mortal  tongue,  nor  mortal  thought 
Can  equal  thanks  repay. 
7  Our  hymns  should  sound  like  those  above,. 
Could  we  our  voices  raise; 
Yet,  Lord,  our  hearts  shall  all  be  love, 
And  all  oar  lives  be  praise. 

HYMN  17.     S.  M. 

Incomparable  Food;  or,  The  Flesh  and  Blood  of  Ck rut 

1  L^IXE  sin  imazing  deeds 

™  *      That  grace  divine  performs  : 
Th'  eternal  God  comes  down, and  bleeds 
To  nourish  dying  worms. 

2  This  soul-reviving  wine, 

Dear  Saviour,  'tis  thy  blood; 
We  thank  that  sacred  iiesh  of  thine 
For  this  immOttul  food.] 

3  The  banquet  ii^t  we  eat 

Is  made  of  heav'nty  things: 
Earth  hath  no  danties  half  so  sweet 
As  our  Redeemer  brings. 

4  In  vain  had  Ad^m  sought, 

And  search'd  his  garden  round; 
For  there  was  no  such  blessed  fruit 
In  all  that  happy  ground. 

5  Th'  angelic  host  above 

Can  never  taste  this  food  ; 
They  feast  upon  their  Maker's  love>. 
But  not  a  Saviour's  blood. 

6  On  us  th'  almighty  Lord 

Bestows  his  matchless  grace* 


book  in.  HYMN  18,  19.  XV) 

And  meets  us  with  some  cheering  word, 
With  pleasure  in  his  face. 

7  Come,  all  ye  drooping  saints, 

And  banquet  with  the  King; 
This  wine  wj!1  drown  your  sad  complaints, 
A  \<\  tune  y  ur  voice  to  sing*. 

8  Salvation  to  the  name 

Of  our  adored  Christ; 
Through  the  wide  earth  his  grace  proclaim, 
His  glory  is  the  high'st. 

HYMN  In     U  M. 

The  same. 

1  I  ESUS  !   we  bow  before  thy  feet, 
$$     Thy  table  is  divinely  stor'd, 
Thy  sacred  flesh  our  souls  have  eat, 

Ms    iving  bread,  we  thank  thee,  Lord  1 

2  And  here  Me  drink  our  Saviour's  blood  : 

We  thank  thee,  Lord, 'tis  gen'rous  wine  ; 
Mingled  with  love  the  fountain  flow'tl 
From  that  dear  bleeding  heart  of  thine. 

3  On  earth  is  no  such  sweetness  found, 

For  the  Lamb's  flesh  is  heav'nly  food ; 
In  vain  we  search  the  globe  around, 
For  bread  so  fine,  or  wine  so  good. 

4  Carnal  provisions  can  at  best 

But  cheer  the  heart,  or  warm  the  head : 
But  the  rich  cordial  I  hat  we  taste 
Gives  life  eternal  to  the  dead. 

5  Joy  to  the  master  of  the  feast; 

His  name  our  souls  for  ever  bless  ; 
To  God  the  King,  and  God  the  Priest, 
A  loud  hosanna  round  the  place. 
HYMN  19.     L.M. 

Glory  in  the  Cross;  or,  not  ashamed  of  Christ  crucijkd. 

1  A   ^  l^y  command,  our  dearest  Lord, 
.ZjL   Here  we  attend  thy  dying  feast ; 
Thy  blood,  like  wine,  adorns  thy  board, 

And  thine  own  flesh  feeds  every  guest. 

2  Our  faith  adores  thy  bleeding  love, 

And  trusts  for  lifo  in  one  that  died : 
We  hope  for  heav'nly  crowns  above, 
From  a  Redeemer  crucified. 

3  Let  the  vain  world  pn-nounce  it  shame, 

And  fling  their  scandals  on  thy  cause; 
We  come  to  boast  our  Saviour's  name, 
Aud  make  our  triumphs  in  his  cross, 


436  HYMN  20, 21.  book  in. 

4  With  joy  we  tell  the  scoffing-  age, 

He  that  was  dead  bath  left  his  tomb, 
He  lives  above  their  utmost  rage, 
And  we  are  waiting  till  he  come. 
HYMN  20,     C.  M. 

The  Provisions  for  the  Table  of  our  Lord;  or,  the  Tree  of  Lift,  and  Riv 

er  of  Love 

1  ~W    ORD,  we  adore  thy  bounteous  hand, 
M-A   And  sing  the  solemn  feast, 
Where  sweet  celestial  dainties  stand 

For  every  willing  guest. 

2  £  The  tree  of  life  adorns  the  board 

With  rich  immortal  fruit,  ■> 

And  ne'er  an  angry  flaming  sword 
To  guard  the  passage  to  it. 
$  The  cup  stands  crownci  with  living  juice: 
The  fountain  flows  above, 
And  runs  down  streaming  for  our  use, 
In  rivulets  of  love.] 

4  The  food's  prepar'd  by  heav'nly  art, 
,       The  pleasures  well  refin'd  ; 

They  spread  new  life  through  every  heart? 
And  cheer  the  drooping  mind. 

5  Shout  and  proclaim  the  Saviour's  love, 

Ye  saints  that  taste  his  wine; 
Join  with  your  kindred  saints  above, 
In  loud  hosannas  join. 
(>  A  thousand  glories  to  the  God 
That  gives  such  joy  as  this; 
Hosanna!  let  it  sound  abroad, 
And  reach  where  Jesus  is. 

HYMN  21.     CM. 

The  Triumphal  Feast  for  Christ's  Victory  over  Sin,  and  Death,  artdHei 

1  [g  H)ME,  let  us  lift  our  voices  high, 

V^    High  as  ourjoys  arise, 
And  join  the  songs  above  the  sky, 
'Where  pleasure  never  dies. 

2  Jesus,  the  God  that  fought  and  bled, 

And  conquer'd  when  he  fell; 
That  rose,  and  at  his  chariot  wheels 
Dragg'd  all  the  powers  of  hell.] 

3  [Jesus,  the  God,  invites  us  here 

To  this  triumphal  feast, 
And  brings  immortal  blessings  down 
For  each  redeemed  guest.] 

4  Ths  Lord,  how  glorious  is  his  face  i 

How  kind  his  smiles  appear! 


book  in.  HYMN  22. 

And  0  !  what  melting  words  he  says 
To  every  humble  ear! 
5  "For  you,  the  children  of  my  love, 
"It  was  for  you  1  died ; 
"Behold  my  hands,  behold  my  feet, 
11  And  look  into  toy  side, 
(j  "  These  are  the  wounds  for  you  I  bore7 
"The  tokens  of  my  pains, 
"  When  I  came  down  to  free  your  souls 
"From  misery  and  chains, 
7  "[Justice  unsheath'd  its  fi'ry  sword, 
"And  plung'd  it  in  my  heart, 
"Infinite  pangs  for  you  I  bore, 
"  And  most  tormenting  smart. 
S  "When  hell  and  ail  its  spiteful  powers 
"  Stood  dreadful  in  'my  way, 
"To  rescue  those  dear  lives  of  yours 
"  I  gave  my  own  away. 
9  "But  while  I  bled, and  groan'd,  and'died,- 
"  I  ruin'd  Satan's  throne.; 
"High  on  my  cross  I  hung  and  spied 
"  The  monster  tumbling  down. 

10  "Now  you  miM  triumph  at  my  feast, 

"  And  taste  my  flesh,  my  blood ; 
"And  live  eternal  ages  bless'd, 
"For  'tis  immortal  food.'' 

1 1  Victorious  God  !   what  can  we  pay 

For  favours  so  divine  ? 
We  would  devote  our  hearts  away 
To  be  for  ever  thine.] 

12  We  give  thee,  Lord,  our  highest  praise, 

The  tribute  of  our  tongues  ; 
But  themes  so  infinite  as  these 
Exceed  our  noblest  songs. 

HYMN  22.     L.  M. 

The  Compassion  of  a  dying  Christ. 

1  /"kUR  spirits  join  t'  adore  the  Lamb; 
%Jr  O,  that  our  feeble  lips  could  mo\ 
In  strains  immortal  as  his  name, 

And  melting  as  his  dying  love! 

2  Was  ever  equal  pity  found  ! 

The  Prince  of  heav'n  resigns  his  breath,. 
And  pours  his  life  out  on  the  ground, 
To  ransom  guilty  worms  from  death. 


438  HYMN  23, 24.  book  in. 

3  [Rebels,  we  broke  our  Maker's  laws; 
He  from  the  threat'nings  set  us  free, 
Bore  the  full  vengeance  on  his  cross, 
And  nailM  the  curses  to  the  tree.] 
1  £T  ;e  law  proclaims  no  terror  now, 

An  J  Siiiius  thunders  roars  no  more  ; 
From  all  his  wounds  new  blessings  flow, 
A  sea  of  joy  without  a  shore. 

5  Here  we  Imve  wash'd  our  deepest  stains, 

And  heal'd  our  wounds  with  heav'nly  blood  ; 
Bless'd  fountain,  springing-  from  the  veins 
Of  Jesus,  our  incarnate  God.] 

6  In  vain  our  mortal  voices  strive 

To  speak  compassion  so  divine: 
Had  we  a  thousand  lives  to  give, 

A  thousand  lives  should  all  be  thine. 
HYMN  m.     C.  M. 

Grace  and  Glory,  by  the  Death  of  Christ. 

1  [OITTING  around  our  Father's  board, 

k3    We  v  i;se  our  tuneful  breath  ; 
Our  faith  beholds  our  dying  Lord, 
And  dooms  our  sin  to  de»th.] 

2  We  see  the  blood  that  Jesus  shed, 

Whence  all  our  pardons  rise; 
The  sinner  views  th'  atonement- made, 
And  loves  the  sacrifice. 

3  Thy  cruel  thorns,  thy  shameful  cross 

Procure  us  heav'nly  crowns  : 
Our  highest  gain  springs  from  thy  loss. 
Our  healing  from  thy  wounds. 

4  O!  'tis  impossible  that  we 

Who  dwell  in  feeble  clay, 
Should  equal  sufferings  bear  for  thee, 
Or  equal  thanks  repay. 

HYMN  24.     C.  M. 

Pardon  and  Strength  from  Christ. 

1  TjlATHER,  we  wait  to  feel  thy  grace, 
jl    To  see  thy  glories  shine; 
The  Lord  will  his  own  table  bless, 
And  make  the  feast  divine. 
12  We  touch,  we  taste  the  heav'nly  bread, 
We  drink  the  sacred  cup; 
With  outward  forms  our  sense  is  fed, 
Our  souls  rejoice  in  hope. 
3  We  shall  appear  before  the  throne 
Of  our  forgiving  God, 


HOOK  HI 


HYMN  25.  43f> 


Dress'd  in  the  garments  ot  his  Son, 
And  sprinkled  with  his  blood. 
i  We  shall  be  s?;ung  to  run  the  race, 
And  climb  the  upper  sky  ; 
Christ  will  provide  our  souls  with  grace, 
He  bought  h  large  supply. 
")  [Let  us  indulge  a  cheerful  frame, 
For  joy  becomes  a  feast; 
We  love  the  meru'ry  of  Ins  name 
More  than  the  wine  we  taste.] 
HYMN  25.     C.  M. 

Divine  Glories  and  our  Graces. 

1  "WW OW  are  ih\  glories  here  displny'd  ! 
JlI  Grent  God  I   how  bright  they  shine! 
While  at  th\  word  we  break  the  bread, 

And  pour  the  flowing  wine. 

2  Here  thy  ire venging  justice  stands, 

And  pleads  its  dreadful  cause  ; 
Here  saving  mercy  spreads  her  hands, 
Like  Jesus  on  the  cross. 

3  Thy  saints  attend  with  every  grace, 

On  this  great  sacrifice  ; 
And  love  .appears  with  cheerful  face, 
And  faith  with  fixed  eyes. 

4  Our  hope  m  waiting  posture  sits, 

To  Heav'u  directs  her  sight; 
Here  every  warmer  passion  meets, 
And  warmer  powers  unite. 

5  Zeal  and  revenge  perform  their  part, 

And  risirtg  sin  destroy: 
Repentance  comes  with  aching  heart, 

Yet  not  forbids  the  joy. 
(s  Dear  Saviour,  change  our  faith  to  sight, 

Let  sin  for  ever  die  ; 
Then  shall  but  souls  be  all  delight, 

And  every  tear  be  dry. 

I  cann'ot  persuade  myself  to  put  a  full  period  to  these  Divine  Hymijs 
till  I  have  addressed  a  special  song  of  glory  unto  God  the  Father,  the  Son, 
tindthe  Holy  bpinr.  *  hough  the  latin  name  of  it,  Gloria  Patria,  be  re- 
tained in  our  nation  from  the  rioman  Church  ;  and  though  there  may  be 
some  excesses  of  superstitious  honour  paid  to  the  uords  of  it,  ivhieh  maij 
have  ivro  ught  souic  unhappy  prejudices  in  weaker  Christians,  yet  J  be- 
lieve it  still  to  be  one  of  the  noblest  parts  of  Christian  worship-  The  sub- 
ject of  it  is  the  doctrine  of  the  Trinity,  which  is  that  peculiar  glory  of  the 
divinenature,  Hint  our  Lord  Jesus  Cbrist  hath  so  clearly  revealed  unto 
men,  and  is  so  necessary  to  true  Christianity.  The  action  is  praise,  which 
is  the  most  complete  and  exalted  part  of  heavenly  worship.  I  have  cast 
the  s&ng  into  a  variety  of  forms,  and  have- fitted,  by  a  plain  version,  or 


440  HYMN  26, 27, 28.  rook  hi« 

n  larger  paraphrase,  to  besung  either  alone,  oral  the  conclusion  of  another 
Hymn.  1  have  added,  also  a  few  hosnnnas,  or  ascriptions  of  satcaiion 
to  Christ  in-the  same  manner,  and  for  the  same  end. 

DOxOLOGIES 

A  song  of  Praise  to  the  ever  blessed  Trinity,   God  the  Father,  Son  and 

Spirit. 

HYMN  2(>.     i st  L.  M. 

1  T>  LESS'D  be  the  Father  and  his  love, 
J-*   To  whose  celestial  source  we  owe 
Rivers  of  endless  joys  above, 

And  rills  of  comfort  here  below. 

2  Glory  to  thee,  great  Son  of  God, 

From  whose  dear  wounded  body  rolls 
A  precious  stream  of  vital  blood, 
Pardon  and  life  for  dying  souls. 

3  We  give  thee,  sacred  Spirit,  praise, 

Who  iii  our  hearts  of  sin  and  woe 
Makes  living  springs  of  grace  arise, 
And  into  boundless  glory  flow. 

4  Thus  God  (he  Father,  God  the  Son, 

And  God  the  Spirit,  we  adore; 
That  sea  of  life  and  love  unknown, 
Without  a  bottom  or  a  shore. 
HYMN  27.     1st  CM. 

1  |^1  LORY  to  God  the  father's  name, 
\Jf   Who  from  our  sinful  race 
Chose  out  his  fav'rites  to  proclaim 

The  honours  of  his  grace. 

2  Glory  to  God  the  Son  be  paid, 

Who  dwelt  in  humble  clay, 
And,  to  redeem  us  from  the  dead, 
Gave  his  own  life  away. 

3  Glory  to  God  the  Spirit  give, 

From  whose  almighty  power 
Our  souls  their  heav'nly  birth  derive, 
And  bless  the  happy  hour. 

4  Glory  to  God  that  reigns  above, 

Th'  eternal  Three  and  One, 
Who  by  the  wonders  of  his  love 
Has  made  his  nature  known. 

HYMN  28.     IstS.  M. 
1   T    ET  God  the  Father  live 
M-A   For  ever  on  our  tongues: 
Sinners  from  his  first  love  derive 
The  ground  of  all  their  songs. 


uook  in.  HYMN  29,  30, 31 ,  32.  44  f 

2  Ye  saints,  employ  your  breath 

In  honour  to  the  Son, 
Who  brought  your  souls  from  hell  and  death, 
By  offering  up  his  own. 

3  Give  to  the  Spirit  praise 

Of  an  immortal  strain, 
Whose  light,  and  power,  and  grace  conveys 
Salvation  down  to  men. 

4  While  God  the  Comforter 

Reveals  our  pardon'd  sin, 
O  may  the  blood  and  water  bear 
The  same  record  within. 

5  To  the  great  One  and  Three, 

That  seal  this  ^race  in  heav'n, 
The  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit,  be 
Eternal  glory  «-iv'n. 

HYMN  29.     2d  L.  M. 
?    |~1  LORY  to  God  the  Trinity, 

xjsf  Whose  name  hath  mysteries  unknown; 
In  essence  One,  in  person  Three; 
A  social  nature,  yet  alone. 
2  When  all  our  noblest  powers  are  join'd 
The  honours  oi'tbv  name  to  raise, 
Thy  glories  over-mat<  h  our  mind, 

And  angels  faint  beneath  the  praise.  . 
HYMN  30.     2d  CM. 

1  FBlHE  God  of" mercy  be  ador'd, 

_fi_     Who  calls  our  souls  from  death  ; 
Who  saves  by  his  redeeming  word, 
A  new  creating  breath. 

2  To  praise  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 

And  Spirit,  all  divine, 
The  one  in  Three,  and  Three  in  One, 
Let  saints  and  angels  join. 

HYMN  31.     2dS.  31. 
2  IT    ET  God  the  Maker's  name 
JLi   Have  honour,  love,  and  fear! 
To  God  the  Saviour  pay  the  same, 
And  God  the  Comforter. 
2  Father  of  lights  above, 
Thy  mercy  we  adore; 
The  Son  of  thine  eternal  love, 
And  Spirit  of  thy  power. 

•  HYMN  32.     3d  L.  M. 
I  nPO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 

JL    And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
itok  Nn 


442  II YM  N  33,  34,  35,  3G,  37,  38.      book  n  i . 

Be  honour,  praise,  and  Glory  giv'n 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n. 
HYMN  33.     Or  thus: 
I      A   LL  gl"ry  to  thy  wondrous  name, 
S\.    Father  of  mercy,  God  of  love; 
Thus  we  exalt  the  Lord  the  Lamb, 

And  thus  we  praise  the  heav'nly  Dove. 
HYMN  34.     3d  C.  M. 
I   T^kTOW  let  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 

JL^     An  Spirit  he  ador'd, 
Where  there  are  work*.  Jo  make  him  known 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 
HYMN 35.     Or  this: 
I   "ITON<  'UK  to  the  Almighty  Three, 
A-fl-  And  everlasting  One, 
All  "lory  to  the  Father  be, 
T"he  Spirit  and  the  Son. 

HYMN8t>.    3d.  S.  M. 
1   "ITE  angels  round  the  throne, 

.11.     And  saints  that  dwell  below, 
-    Worship  the  Father,  love  the  Son, 
And  Moss  the  Spirit  loo. 

HYMN  37.     S.  M.     Or  thus: 
]    ^i  \Yli  to  she  Father  praise, 
VJ    Give  glory  to  the  Son, 
And  to  the  Spirit  of  his  grace 
Be  e<m»l  honour  done. 

HYMN  38. 

A  Song  of  Praise  to  the  blessed  Trinity.     The  first  as  the  148th  psalm 
J    T  GIVK  immortal  praise 
-a-  To  God  the  Fathers  love, 
For  all  my  comforts  here, 

And  better  hopes  above  : 
He  sent  his  own  eternal  Son 
To  die  for  sins  that  man  had  done. 

2  To  God  the  Si a\  belongs 

Immortal  glory  too, 
Who  bought  us  with  his  blood 

From  everlasting  woe: 
And  now  he  lives,  and  now  he  reigns, 
And  sees  the  fruit  of  all  his  pains. 

3  To  God  the  Spirit's  name 

Immortal  worship  give, 
Whose  new-creating  powep 
Makes  the  dead  sinner  five  : 


book  in.  HYMN  39,  40,  4L 

His  work  completes  the  great  design, 
And  fills  the  soul  with  joy  divine. 
4  Almighty  God  !  to  thee 

He  endless  honours  done, 
The  undivided  Three, 

And  the  mysterious  One  : 
Where  reason  fails  with  all  her  powers, 
There  faith  prevails,  and  love  adores. 
HYMN  m. 

The  second  as  the  148th  Psalm. 

1  rjp^O  him  that  chose  us  first, 

a      Before  the  world  began  ; 
To  him  that  bore  the  curse 
To  save  rebellious  man  : 
To  him  tfuit  form'dour  hearts  anew, 
Is  endless  praise  and  glory  due. 

2  The  Father's  love  shall  run 

Through  our  Immortal  songs; 
We  bring  to  God  the  Son- 

Hosannas  on  our  tongues  ; 
Our  lips  address  the  Spirit's  name 
With  equal  praise,  and  zeal  the  same. 
«3  Let  every  saint  above, 

A'  d  angel  round  the  throne, 
For  ever  bless  and  love 

The  sacred  Three  in  One  : 
Thus  heav'n  shall  raise  his  honours  high, 
When  earth  and  tune  grow  old  and  die. 
HYMN  40. 

The  third  as  the  148th  Psalm. 

I    rglO  God  the  Father's  throne 
_JL     Perpetual  honours  raise; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son, 

To  God  the  Spirit  praise: 
And  whde  our  lips  th"  tribute  bring, 
Our  faith  adores  the  name  we  suig. 
HYMN  4  .     Or  thus: 
i    npO  our  eternal  God, 

J-     The  Father  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit  all  divine, 

Three  mysteries  ill  One, 
Salvation,  power,  and  praise  be  giv'n. 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heav'n. 


444  HYMN  42, 43, 44, 45.  book  hi. 

HYMN  42.     L.  M. 

The  HOSANNA  ;  or,  Salvation  ascribed  to  ChrisL 
I    TTOSANNA  to  King  David's  Son, 

A  A   Who  reigns  on  a  superior  throne  ; 

We  bless  the  Prince  of  heav'nly  birth, 

Who  brings  salvation  down  to  earth. 
2  Let  every  nation,  every  age. 

In  this  delightful  work  engage, 

Old  men  and  babes  in  Sion  sing1 

j.  he  growing  glories  of  her  King. 
"HYMN  4*.      CM. 

1  WW  OS  ANN  A  to  the  Prince  of  Grace  ; 
JOl   Sion  behold  thy  King; 
Proclaim  the  Son  of  David's  race, 

And  teach  the  babes  to  sing. 

2  Hosanna  to  th'  Incarnate  Word, 

Who  from  the  Father  came  ; 
Ascribe  salvation  to  the  Lord, 
With  blessings  on  bis  name. 

HYMN  44.     S.  M. 

1  TJOSANNA  to  the  Son 
JO.  Of  David  and  of  God, 

Who  brought  the  news  of  pardon  down, 
And  bought  it  with  bis  blood. 

2  To  Christ  th?  anointed  King 

Be  endless  blessings  giv'n  : 
Let  the  whole  earth  his  glory  sing, 
Who  made  our  peace  with  he,>v?n. 

HYMN  45.     As  the  148th  Psalm. 

HOSANNA  to  the  King 
Of  David's  ancieni  blood  : 
Behold  lie  comes  to  bring 

Forgiving  giace  from  God  : 
Let  old  and  young  attend  his  way, 
And  at  his  feet  their  iionours  lay. 
I  Glory  to  God  on  high, 
Salvation  to  the  Lamb; 
Let  earth,  and  sea,  and  sky, 

His  wondrous  love  proclaim. 
Upon  his  bead  shall  honours  rest, 
And  every  age  pronounce  him  blest. 

END  OF  THE  THIRD  HOOK. 


INDEX, 

TO   FIND  ANY  IIYMN  BY  THE  TITLE  OR  CONTENTS  01  Ii 

Note.  The  lelteis  a,  b.  e.  signify  the  //.  st.  second  and  third  book  ;  the 
figures  direct  to  the  hymn,  if  you  find  not  what  hymn  you  seek  under 
one  word  of  the  title,  seek  it  under  another,  or  by  some  word  that  is  of  the 
same  signification ,  though,  perhaps,  not  mentioned  in  the  title  of  the  hymn. 


AARON  and  Christ,  a  145  Moses 
and  Joshua,  b  124. 

Abraham's  blessings  on  the  Gentiles* 
a  60,  113,  114.  b  134  Offering  his 
son,  a  129. 

Absence  and  presence  of  God,  b  93. 
94,  100.  From  God  forever  in- 
tolerable, h  107. 

Access  to  the  throne,  by  a  Mediator, 
bl08. 

Adam,  his  fell,  a  107.  Corrupt  na 
ture  from  him,  b  128.  The  first 
and  the  second,  a  57.  124. 

Adoption,  a  64,  143.  And  election. 
a  54. 

Advocate,  See  Christ's  intercession 

Affections  inconstant,  b  20.  Un.-anc- 
tified,  b  165. 

Afflicted,  Christ's  compassion  to 
them,  a  125. 

Afflictions,  removed,  a  87.  Submit 
ted  to,  a  5, 129.  b  109.  Support 
and  comfort  under  them,  b50,  65 
Add  death  under  Providence,  a  83. 

Almost  Christian,  b  158. 

Ambition.  &c.  b  101. 

Angels  sinning,  b  24.  Standing  am 
falling  b  27.  Praise  vp  the  Lord. 
b  27.  Punished,  and  man  saved, 
b  96  97.  Their  ministry  to  Chi  isr 
and  saints,  b  18,  112,  113. 

Anger  of  God.  See  Wrath,  Ven- 
geance, Hell. 

Answer  to  the  church's  prayers,  a  30 

Anti-Christ,  his  ruin,  a  29,  56,59 
See  enemies. 

Apostate,  b  158. 

Apostles  commission,  a  128. 

Ascension  and  resurrection  of  Christ, 
b  76. 

Assistance  against  temptaii  .  -,  i  15, 
32.  b  50,  65. 

A  nee  of  heaven,  a  27.  b  65      Of 

the  1<  ve.  of  Christ,  a  14  b  73.      <  if 
faith,  a  103. 

Attribute*.     See  God. 

Babylon  fallen,  a  56,  59.  See  Ene- 
mies. 

Backslidings  and  returns,  b  20. 

Baptism j  a  52.  Preaching  and  the 
Lord's  Supper,  b  141.  And  cir- 
cumcision, a  121.  b  127,  134.  Bu- 
rial with  Christ,  a  122. 

Beatitudes,  a  102. 

Believe  and  he  saved,  a  100. 

Believer  baptised,  a  52, 122. 

Birth,  first  and  second,  a  95.  99.  Of 
Christ,  miracles  at  it,  b  136. 


Blessed  are  the  dead  in  the  Lord,  a 
i         Society    in    heaven,  b  33  75, 

Blessedness  and  business  of  heaven , 
h  40,  41.  b  86.  Only  in  God,  b  93 
>4.  1  0. 

Blessing  of  Abraham  on  the  Gen- 
tiles, a  113:  114.  b  134. 

Stood  and  tlesn  of  t  ':.,  ist  is  our  food. 
c  i7,    18       Phe   seal    of   the   New 
I     a«m  -it.    ;    3.     The  spirit  and 
the  water,  c  9. 

B  oasting  i -xi-luded,  a  96. 

Bodies    trail.        See     Life,   Healtli 
Flesh. 

Book  of  God's  decrees,  b  99. 
■'  ol  li  ■    is  Chris-    i   5. 

Breathing  towards  heaven,  b  23. 

Britain's  God  praised,  b  1.     For  de 
liverauce,  b  92. 

Burial,  b  63.  With  Christ  in  Baptism, 
^a  122      And  death  of'u  saint, b  3. 

Canaan  and  he   v   n,  b  66,  124. 
amal  joys    parred    with    b  10,  11. 
Reason  hurnbli  d  a  11.  i2. 

(       monial,  See  Law,  Tapes,  Priest. 

Characters  of  the  children  of  God,  a 
143.  Of  ist,  a  146.  150.  Oi 
Blessednes  ,  „  102. 

Charity  a.v.'  unc  leritableness,  a  12§. 
and  love,  a  130',  133 

Childreniu  the  covenant  os'grace,  a 
113,  lit  Devoted  fo  God,  a  J  21. 
b  127. 

Christ.  See  Lorti:n<\  Aaron,  a  145 
And  A.1  on,  a  J2  '  His  ascension. 
b76  Beutiti<  sight  of  him,  b  75 
Be  iv  d,  deserib  d,  a  75.  The 
bread  5       His  care  of  the 

■•a  125,  138.     And 
1  e«king     finding,    &c. 

>v-  Coming  to  judge,  a 

t.  i,  commission,  h  lQg,  104. 
Communion  niti.  htm,  a  66,  ',  \ 
Andwunts  tf67.  7o.  c  2.  Coin- 
parted  to  inanimate  things,  a  146 
tatioii  and  espousals,  a  72 
ins  <  ro.ss  riot  to  be  ashamed  of.  c 
19  <  n  i  ified,  God's  wisdom  and 
power,  ;•  10. 

David  ,  S.  16,   50.      //is  death 

can-  d  b\  siu  h  81  Crace  and 
glory  b  it,  e  23  Victory  and 
kingdom  1.114.  His  divine  na- 
ture, a  •:  13.92.  b  51  Dwells  in 
heaven,  visits  the  earth,  a  76. 

Enjoyment  of  him,  b  15.16  His 
ei  -nun     a  2,  92,       Example,   b 

i     139.     Excellencies,  a  75,  b  47. 


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INDEX. 


Faith  and  a  knowledge  of  him,  a  103 
His  flesh  and   blood  our  food,  c  17 
18.       Found    and  brought   to  the 
«hurch,a71      His  glory  in 
Ij  91.     God    reconciled  in 
148.      Grace  given   us   in 
137.  b  40. 

High-Priest  and  king,  a  61. 


heaven 
him,  b 
him,  a 

His  hu- 


umph  over  our  enemies,  a  23,  29. 
Types  and  prophecies  of  him- 1» 
135. 

Victory  over  Satan,  a  58.  b  89. 
Death  and  hell  c  21.  Unseen  an*? 
beloved, u  108. 

V\  isdom  of  God,  a  92.  our  wisdom 
and  righteousness,  a 97s  98.  Wor- 
shipped by  the  creation,  a  62. 

Christian.  See  saints,  Sprirtual,  &e. 
Religion,  its  excellency,  b  131- 
Almost,  b  158.     Virtues,  b  161. 

Church.  See  Worship.  Saints,  Spiri- 
tual. Its  safety  and  protection,  »i 
8,39.  b  64,  92-  Its  enemies  slain 
by  Christ,  a  28,  29.  Conversing 
with  Christ,  namely,  seeking, 
finding,  calling,  answering,  66- 
71.  Under  God's  care,  a  39  Es- 
pousals with  Christ,  a  72.  Beauty 
in  the  eyes  of  Christ,  a  73.  The 
garden  of  Christ,  a  74. 

Circumcision  abolished:  b  131  And 
baptism,  a  121.  b  127. 

Clothing,  spiritual   a  7,  49. 

Comfort  in  the-covenant  with  Christ 
b  40.  Restored,  b  73.  See  Par- 
don. In  sorrows  of  mind  and  bo- 
dy, b  50,  65. 

Communion  with  Christ  and  saints, 
c  2.  between  Christ  and  the 
church,  a  66— 71.  b  15,  16. 

Compass  on  of  a  dying  Christ,  c  22. 
To  the  afflicted. "a  125. 

Complaint  of  a  hard  heart,  b  98.  Of 
desertion  and  temptations,  b  163 
Of  dullness,  b  34.  Of  indwelling 
sin,  a  115  Of  ingratitude,  b  74. 
Of  sloth  and  negligence,   b  25.  32. 

Condemnation  by  the  law,  a  94. 

Condescension  to  our  worship,  b  45. 
Affairs,  b  46. 

Uonfession  and  pardon,  a  131. 

Conscience)  good,  the  pleasures  of  it, 
b  57.  secure  and  awakened,  a 
115. 

Constancy  in  the  gospel,  b  4. 

Contention  arid  love,  a  130. 

Conversion,  a  101.  b  159.  The  di-ffi 
culty  of  if.  b  161  Delayed,  a  88— 
91.     The  joy  of  heaven,  a  101. 

Conviction,  of  sin  by    the    law.   a  94. 
115.      By  the  cross  of  Christ,  b  81, 
95. 
ness,  and  strength  in  him,  a  15  84,\Corrupl   nature   from    Adam,  a    57. 


man  and  divine    nature,  a  2,    13 
16       Humiliation  and    exaltation, 
a   1,  63    141/142.    b  5,43,  81,  83 
84.  c  10, 16. 
His  incarnation,  a  3,   13.      Interces- 
sion, b  36.  37.  118.      Invitation  to 
sinners,  a  127. 
The    king  a)    his  table,  a  66.      His 
kingdom    among"  men,   a    3.  21. 
knowledge  and  faith  in  him,  a  103 
The   Lamb  of  God,    a  1,  25,  62  63. 
His  love  to  the    Church,  a  14,  77. 
Under    desertion,     b    50.      Shed 
abroad  in  the    heart,   a    135.      To 
men,  a  92      Lifted  up,  a  .1 12. 
Ministred  to  by   angels,    I)   112,   113 
Miracles  at  the  birth    of  Christ,  b 
136.     Miracles  hi    his  life,    death, 
and  resurrection,  b  138.     And  Mo- 
ses, a  113 
Name's  and   tities,    a    14* 
150.     Nativity,  a  3,  13. 
Obeyed  or  resisted,  a  93. 

ces,  a  149,  150  b  132. 
Pardon  and  stregth  from  him,  c  21 
Our  passover,  b  155.  His  person 
glorious  and  gracious,  a  75.  b  47. 
Our  physician,  a  112  His  pitv 
to  the  afflicted  and  tempted,  a  185. 
His  priesthood,  145.  b  118.  His 
presence.  See  presence.  Prophe- 
cies, and  typ;js  of  him.  b  135.  Pro 
phet,   Priest,    and    King,  a  25 


143,   ld9, 
HisOffi 


Prophet    and 
See  Re 


Teacher, 

Rejec- 
Kesur- 


332.     Out 

a  93. 

Rede  notion, 
ted  by    the   Jews,  a  141 
section,  b  72.  76.      Is  our   hope,   a 
26.      Resurection,    life    and  death 
if        c  ,     b  137.       Re   ealed   to 

man,  a  10.  To  babes,  a  11.  12 
Righteousness  and  strength  in  him, 
a  84,  85.  97  Righteousness  val- 
uable, a  109. 

His  sacrifice,  b  142       And  int;3rr°s- 
>ri,  b  118.     Salvation,  righteous- 


97,  98.  Our  sanctification 
97.98  Satan  at  enmity,  a  107. 
Saints  in  his  hand,  a  138.  Our 
•Slienheid,  a  67,  142,  The  sub- 
France,  of  the.  types,  b  12  Sent  i>\ 
the  Father,  a  100.  b  103.  104. 
His  sufferings  c  16.  And  Godly 
sorrow,  b  9.  J06.     And 

,  b  U.  31,83.84,  c  10 
is  titles  and  kingdom,  a  13 


107.  b  128.  159 
Covenant  of  grace,  a  9.  Children 
Therein,  a  113,  114.  Sealed  and 
sworn,  a  139  c  3.  Hope  in  it,  a  139. 
Made  with  Christ,  our  comfort  b 
40.  Of  works.  See  Laiv  and 
Gospel 
ry,  a  l^Covetousness,  Sec.  a  24.  b  56,  101. 

Courage  and  constancy,  a  14.   15,  48. 
b  4, '65. 


Tri- 


INDEX. 


44: 


Creation,  a  92.  Ii7l,  147.  New,  b 
130.  Preservation  4*c-  ot  this 
world,  b  13. 

Creatures  praise  the  Lord,  b  71 
Love  dangerous,  b  48.  God  above 
them,  a  82.     Their  vanity,   b  146. 

Cross  of  Christ  is  our  glorv,  e  19. 
Repentance  flowi  ig  from  it,  b  10b. 
•Salvation  in  i«,  b  4.  Crucifixion 
to  the  world  !>>  it,  c  7. 

Curse  and  promise,  a  107. 

Custom  in  sin.  b  169. 

Dangers  of  our  earthly  pilgrimage, 
b  53.  Of  deatii  and  hell,  b  55.  Of 
love  to  the  creatures,  b  48 

Darkness  dispelled  by  Christ's  pre- 
sence, b  54.     Of  provide  nee,  b  109 

Day  of  grace,  and   time   of  duty,  a 

88.  Of  judgement,   a  45,  61,  65, 

89,  90. 

Dead  in  the  Lord,  their  blessedness, 
a  18.  To  sin  by  the  cross-of  Christ, 
a  106. 

Death.  See  Christ.  And  afflictions 
under  providence,  a  83.  Terrible 
to  the  unconverted,  a  91.  Made 
easy  by  the  sigiit  of  Christ,  b  31.  c 

14.  rty  a  sight  of  heaven,  b  66, 
God's  presence  in  it.  b  49,  117, 
Our  fear  of  it,  h  31.  Desirable. 
a  19.  b  61  Overcome,  a  17. 
Triumphed  over,  a  6.  b  110.  Pre- 
pared for,  a  27.  b  63.  Of  a  sinner, 
a  24.  b  2.  And  burial  of  a  saint 
a  18  b  3.  And  eternity,  b  28 
And  glory,  a  110.  b  61.  And  the 
resurrection,  b  3.  102,  110  Of 
Moses  at  God's  command,  b  49. 
D?-eadful  and  delightful,  b  52. 

Deceit/nines  of  sin,  b  150. 

Decrees    of  God,    a  11,  12,   96,   117. 

b99. 
Deity  of  Christ,  a  2  13  92.  b  51 
Det-i'i  o.   conversion,  a  88 — 91   b25, 

32 
Delight  in  worship,  b  14.      Jn  God, 

b  42.     In  converse  with  Christ,  b 

15,  16. 

Deliverance     from     death     and    the 
grave    b  3.     See  Enemies.  Church, 
And  submission,  u  129.     From  spi 
ritual  enemies,  a  47.  b  65,  S2,  111. 

Dejiendav.ee      See  Faith. 

Desertion  and  temptations  complain- 
ed of,  b  163. 

Desire  of  Christ's  presence,  b  100. 
See  more  in  Heaven,  Christ,  Love, 
&c. 

Despair  and  presumption,  a  115,  b 
156, 157. 

j~}evil  vanquished,  a  58.    See  Victory. 

Derot'0'1  fervent,  desired,  b  34. 

Jji/}j.y/ty  of  conversion,  b  161. 

Disso/uti°n  of  this  world,  b  13,  164. 

fHsea**'    See  Sickness. 


Distemper,  folly  and  madness  of  sin, 
b  153. 

Distinguishing  lovo,  a  11,  12,  96. 
117.  b  96,  97 

Divine.     See  God,  Deity,  &,c. 

Dominion  of  God.  and  our  deliver- 
ance,bill.  Eternal,  .>  67.  Ovei 
the  sea,  b70. 

Doubts  and  fears  supprest,  b  73, 

Doxologies.  c  26 — 45. 

Dullness,  spiritual,  b  25. 

Earth,  no  rest  on  it,  b  146.  And 
h. aven,  b  10,  11,  53 

Effusion  of  the  spirit,  b  144. 

Election  excludes  boasting,  a  96 
Free,  a  11,  12,  51,  117.  See  De- 
crees. 

End  of  the  world    b  164. 

Enemies  of  the  church  disappointed, 
b  92.  Salvation  from  them,  b  82, 
88.  Triumphed  over  by  Christ, 
a  28,  29  See  Church,  baby  Ion, 
Michael, 

Enjoyment  of  Christ,  b  15,  16,  See 
Worship. 

Enmity  between  Christ  and  Satan. 
a  107. 

Envy  ond  love,  a  130. 

Espousals  of  the  Church  to  Christ,  a 
72.  ' 

Establishment  in  grace,  b  82. 

Eternity  of  God,  b  17.  Of  his  do- 
minion, b  67.  And  death,  b  28. 
Succeeding  this  life,  b  55,  See 
Heaven,  Death. 

Evening  f\nd  morning  hymns,  a  79, 
80,81.  b6,  7,  8. 

Exaltation.  See  Christ,  Glory,  Suf- 
ferings. iy"C 

Example  of  Christ,  b  139.  Of  Saints 
bl40. 

Excellency  of  the  Christian  religion 
b  131 

Faith  in  things  unseen,  a  120.  b  129- 
And  knowledge  of  Christ,  a  103. 
Love  and  joy  a  108.  And  unbe- 
lief, b  125  Living  and  dead,  a 
140.  Assisted  by  sense,  b  141, 
Its  joy  b  162  In  Christ  our  sa- 
crifice, b  14-J  And  salvation,  a 
100.  Of  assurance,  a  103.  And 
sight,  a  110.  b  115.  Triumphing 
in  Christ,  a  14.  For  pardon  and 
sanctification,  b  90.  Faith  and 
reason,  b  8i  .  109 

Faithfulness  of  God's  promises,  b  40, 
60,69. 

Fall  of  angels  and  men.  b  24.  And 
recovery  of  man,  a  107.  b  78. 

Fears  and  doubts  supprest,  b  73. 

Feast  o{  lave,  a  68.  Of  triumph,  c 
21.  Of  the  gospel,  a  7,  c  12,  20. 
Made,  and  guests  invited,  c  13. 

Fellowship.     See  communion. 

Fervency  of  devotion  desired,  b  34 


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INDEX 


Feio  saved,  b  153. 

Flesh  and  blond  of  Christ  the  best 
food,  c  17,  18  Our  tabernacle. 
allO.     And  spirit,  b  143. 

Food,  spiritual,  a  7,  67,  68,  74.  b  15 
See  Feast 

Folly  and  madness  of  sin,  b  153. 

Forbearance.     See  Patience. 

Forgiveness.     See  Pardon. 

Formality  in  worship,  a  136. 

Frad.  See  Life,  Health,  Forgetful 
ness,  b  165. 

Frailty  and  folly,  b  32. 

Free.     See  Grace,  Election. 

Freedom  from  sin  and  misery  in  hea- 
ven, b  86. 

Funeral  thought,  b  61,  63.  S 
Death,  Burial. 

Garden  of  Christ,  is  the  Church, 
74. 

Garment  of  salvationx  a  7,  20. 

Gentiles,  Christ  revealed  to  them. 
10,  la,  50.  c  13,  14.  Abraham 
blessing  on  them,  a  113,  11 1.  b  134.' 

Glorified  martyrs  and  saints,  a  40 
41.    Body,  b  110. 

Glory  and  death,  a  110.  b  61.      See 
Heaven      Of  God   above   our    rea 
son,  b  87.      Of  Christ  in  heaven,  b 
91.     See  Christ  and  grace  by    the 
Death  of  Christ,  c  23.      Justifies 
tion  and  sanctilication,    a   3.      To 
the  Father,  Son,  and  Holy    Ghost. 
c  26 — 41.      Of  God  in  the  gospel 
b  126.      And    grace  in  the  person 
of  Christ,  b  47.     And  sufferings  of 
Christ,  b  143.     See  Sufferings. 

Glorying  in  the  cross  of  Christ,  c  19. 

God  all,  and  in  all,  b  93,  94.  Hi* 
absence.  See  Absence.  His  at- 
tributes, b  51.  166,  169.  Glorified 
by  Christ,  b  126  c  10.  The  aven- 
ger of  his  saints,  b  115. 
Care  of  his  church,  a  39.  Conde- 
scension to  human  affairs, b  46.  To 
our  worship,  b  45.  The  Creator 
and  Redeemer,  b  35. 

Our  deligiit,  b  42.      Our    defence;  a 
47.      Dominion  over  the  sea.  b  70 
Dominion,    and  our  deliverance,  b 
III.     Dwells    with  the   humble,  a 
87. 
£t  mity,  b   17.      Eternal    dominion, 
b  67.     Everlasting  absence  intole- 
rable, b  100,107 
Far  above  his  creatures,  a  82.      The 
Father,  Son,  and   /Spirit,  c  26—41 
His  faithfulness  to  his  promises.  : 
60,  69. 
Glory  and  defence  of  Sion,  b  64.     Hi- 
glorv  above  our  reason,  b  87.     Hi 
goodness,   b  58,  80.       His    gra«". 
.See  Grace.  Goverment   from  him 
b  t49.  Holiness,  justice;  and  sove- 
reignity, a  86. 


Invisible,  b  26.  Incomprehensible, 
h  87, 170 

His  kingdom  supreme,  b  115.  His 
Jov    in  sending  his  Son,  a  100. 

And  our  neighbour  loved, a  116. 

Our  portion  or  chief  good,  b  93,94. 
His  power,  b  80.  And  goodness, 
b6.  7.  8.  His  praise.  See  Praise. 
V  esence  in  Life,  and  at  death,  b 
117.  See  Presence.  Preserver 
or' our  lives,  b  6.  7,  b,  19.  Promise 
and  truth  unchimgeable,  a  139. 

Sightof  him  Weans    us  from   earth, 
I)  41.     Sovereign,  b  170 
errible  majesty,   b  22.      And  mer- 
cy, b80.  '  His  truth,  b  60,  69. 

/**ngea'nce,   b    <4.    62.     Unity  and 

Trinity,  c  26 — 41 
■  is  word,  a  53.      Wrath  and  mercy, 
a  42 

■ruodness  of  God,  b  58,  74.  S?e 
Grace.  And  power  of  God,  a  42. 
b80 

Gospel -feast,  c  12.  See  Grace, 
Feast  Invitation,  and  provision, 
a  7  c  20.  limes,  their  ble.-pd- 
Bess,  a  10.  See  Scripture.  Glo- 
rifies Goii.  ■  126.  No  liberty  to 
sin,  a  106,  132,  140.  Not  asham- 
ed of  it  a  163  c  19.  And  law,  a 
94.  b  120,  121,  124.  Sinned  a- 
gainst.  a  118.  its  different  suc- 
cess, a  119  b  144.  Ministry,  a 
10.  Attested  by  miracles,  a  128. 
b  136,  137.  Its  glorious  effects, 
b  138. 

Gtrverment from  God,  b  149. 

Grace  a  :d  glorv  by  the  death  of 
Christ  c23.  Of  the  spirit,  a  102. 
Converting,  h  133,  159  In  exer- 
c  se,  c  25  Justifies,  u  94.  Sanc- 
tifi  -  and  saves,  a  ill  Not  con- 
ve  ed  by  pa  e  its,  a  99.  All  suffi- 
ci  r/  in  duty  and  surt'-rinsrs,  a  15, 
32.  104.  Given  in  Christ  a  137. 
Coventriit,  a  9.  Children  in  it,  a 
i  .;.  U4.  And  holiness,  a  132. 
Erecting,  a  54.  Its  freedom  and 
sovereignty,  a  11,  12,96.  117.  b 
96,97.  And  glor]  in  the  person 
of  Christ,  b  47  "Adopting,*  64, 
Preserving,  a  51.  Promisee-,  a  7. 
9.  Throne  accessible  bv  Christ, 
b  'AC.  3?,  ;08. 

Gratitude   for   riviue  favours   b    1!6. 

Gredtt    Britain's   God    praised,  b   1. 
fdppinets.       Sec  Blessed,    Heaven. 

Hardness  of  heart,  b  98 

'faired  and  love    130. 

Health  preserved,  b  6,  7,  8,  19.  Re- 
stored, a  55. 

ffe  ven  and  earth,  blO,  11,53.  And 
hell,  a  45  invisible  a>;dholy,  a 
105.  Meditation  ol  it  b  it.2.  Joy 
there  for  repenting  sinners,  a  lUl 


INDEX. 


44S 


Ha  blessedness  and  business,  a  40.  John  the  Baptist's  message,  a  50. 
41.   The   hope  of  it  our  support,  h  Joshua.  Aaron,  and  Mo=es,  b  124. 
65      Its  prospect  makes  death  ea-Jbv,  faith  nnd  love,  a  108.      Of  faith 
sy   b  G6.      Worship  of  it  humble, J     b  162.     Carnal,   parted  with,  b  10, 
b  68.     Freedom  from  sin  and  mis-}     11.      Heavenly  upon  earth,  a  135 
rv   there,   b  86.       Hoped   for  byj     b  SO,    59.      Spiritual,   restored,  h 
Christ's  resurrection,  a  26.      In-;     73.     See  more  in  Dsligh     Comfort. 
surcd     and   prepared    for.   a    27 .\Judgement day,  a   45,  61,  65.00,90. 
Christ's  dwelling-place,  a  76.  b  91.1     And  hell,  b  62.      Christ  coming  to 
Sight  jjf  God  and    Christ   there.  b|     it.  a  61. 
23.       Blessed   society    there,  b  33  .Justice.  &c.  of  God,  a  86. 
Desired, b  68.  {Justification,  a  14.     See  Pardon.     By 


And  judge- 
Or  the  ven- 
11      The  ho- 


faith    not    by    works,    a    94,     109. 
Sanctification,    a7,   9,  20,81,  85. 
b  90      And  glory,  a  3. 
Kingdom   and  title* of  Christ,  a    IB. 
Of   Christ  among   men.    a  21,  65; 
Of  God  eternal,  b  68.       Supreme, 
bllo. 
\Knovleda;e  and  faith  in  Christ,  a  103 
Savin?    from    God,    a  11,    12,  93. 
Sanctification.      And    sovereignty  Lamb    that    was    slain,    a  1.    25,    62 
ofGod,a  82.86.     And  grace,  a  132.:     See  Christ. 

140.     Its  characters,  a  102.  Low  convinces  cf  sin.    a    115.   Con- 

Honour vain, b  101.     To  magistrate?,1     demns.  a  94.    And  Gospel,  b  120 


Heavenly  raindednesa,  b  57.    Joy  on 

earth.'  b  15,  30.  59. 
Hell   and   death,   b  2. 

merit,   a  45.   b    62 

geance  of  God,  b  22 

\y  fear  of  it,  b  107 
Hezekiah's  sonp,  a  55. 
Holy.     See  Spirit. 
Holiness.        See     Grace, 


Spiritual. 


121,    124.     And      gospel     sinned 
against,  a  118. 

LevHical      priesthood     fulfilled      in 
Christ,  b  12. 

Life  frail,  and  succeeding  cternitv. 
b  55.  '  Preserved,  b  6,  7,  8,  19. 
Short,  frail,  miserable,  a  82  b  39. 
53.  The  day  of  grace  and  hope, 
a  93. 
Nature  of  Christ,  a  2|  Light  and  salvation  by  Jesus  Christ, 
a  50  In  darkness  by  the  presence 
of  God  b  54.  Given  to  the  blind. 
a  13,12. 

Long  sufferance.     See  Patience. 

Lord  Jesus  at  his  own  table,  a  GC>  c 
15.  Supper,  preaching,  nnd  bap 
tism.  b  141.  Sunner  instituted,  c 
1.  Day*  a  72-  Delightful,  b  14. 
Table  provided  for,  c  20.  Set- 
more  in  Christ 

Love  of  Christ  unchangeable,  a  14, 
39  Shed  abroad  in  the  heart,  a 
135.  Its  banquet,  a  68  c  13  Ot 
Christ  in  words  and  deeds,  a  77. 
Of  Christ  its  strenpth.  a  78.  Un- 
seen, a  108.  '■  o  Christ,  b  100. 
To  God  ple.asam  and  powerful,  b 
38.  And  hatred,  a  130.  Faith  and 
Joy,  a  108.  And  charity,  a  133. 
Of  God  in  sending  his  Son,  a  100 
b  1 03. 104.  To  God  and  our  neipli 
hour,  a  116-  i2elio-ion  vain  with- 
out k,  al  4.  Peace  and  meekness, 
a  102.  Of  Christ  dvinp,  c  4,  22. 
To  God  inconstant,  b  20.  To  the 
creatures  dangerous,  b  43.  Dis- 
tinguishing, a  11,  12  b  96,  97. 
Intercession   of  Christ,  b   36,  37,  llo.lMadness,   folly  and   distemper  of  sin. 


b  149 

Hope  of  the  living,  a  88.  Gives  light 
and  strength,  b  129  In  the  cove- 
nant, a  139.  Of  heaven  by  Christ's 
resurrection,  a  26.  Of  heaven  our 
support  under  trials,  b  65.  Of  the 
resurrection,  b  3,  110. 

Jlosanna  to  Christ,  a  16.  c  42,  &c. 

Human    affairs    condescended  to  bv 
God,  b46. 
3.  13,  60. 

Humble,  Go  l"s  dwelling  a  87  En-] 
lightened, a  11,  12,  50.  Worship| 
of  heaven,  b  68. 

Humiliation  See  Christ,  Sufferings] 
&.c.     And  prayer  public,  a  30. 

Humility  and  pride,  a  127,  Andi 
meekness,  a  102.     In  heaven,  b 68. 

Hupocricy  and  sincerity,  a  136.  Hy- 
pocrite or  almost  Christian,  b  158. 

Jealousy  of  our   love  to    Christ  a  78. 

Jesus.     See  Lord,  Christ. 

Jews.  See  Moses,  Gospel,  Christ, 
dentil  es. 

Iznorance enlightened,  all,  12. 

Ignorance  and  unfruitfulness,  b  165. 

Impenitence,  b  125. 

Incarnation  of  Christ,  a   2,  3,  13,  60. 

Incomprehensible  Gor,  b  87,  170. 
And  invisible,  b  26. 

Inconstancy  of  our  love,  b  20. 

Infants.     See  Children. 

Ingratitude  complained  of,  b  74. 

Inspiration  and  prophecy,  b  151. 

Institution  of  the  Lord's  supper,  c  1. 

Insufficiency  of  self-righteousness,  b 
154. 


Invitation   of  Christ  answered,  a  70 


b  153. 


Of  the  gospel,  a  79,  127.  c  13,  20.: Magistrates  honoured,  b  l-fft 


4ol) 


INDEX. 


Majesty   uf  God  terrible,  b  22.  62 
Malice  and  love,  a  130. 
.Tiara  saved,  and  angel 8  punished,    h 
96,    97.      Mortal   and  vain,    a  82 
His  fall  and  recovery,  a  107. 
Martyrdom,  a  14.  b  4. 
Martyrs  glorified,  a  40,41. 
Mary  the  virgin's  song,  a  60. 
Mediator  the    way  to  the     throne 

grace,  b  108. 
Meditation  of  heaven,   b   162.       And 

retirement,  b  f22. 
Memory  weak,  b  l'*5. 
Memorial  of  our  absent  Lord,  e  6. 
Mercies,     national,     b    1,    111.       See 

Grace,    Wrath,  Thank.;. 
Messiah  born,  a  60.     Come,  b  12. 
Michael's  war  with  the  dragon,  a  58 
Minister's  commission,  a  128 
Ministry  of  angels,    b   18.        Of  the 

gospel,  a  10. 
Misery  and  sin  banished  from  heav- 
en, b  86.  And  shortness  of  life,  b 
39.  Without  God  in  ihe  world,  h 
56.  Uf  sinners,  See  Sinners, 
Death,  Hell. 
Morning  and  evening   songs,  a    79. 

80,  81.  b  6,  7,  8. 
Mortality  and  vanily  of  man.  a  82. 
Mortification  to   the    world    by     the 
sight  of  God    b    41.     Bv  the  cross 
of  Christ,  b  106.  c  7. 
Moses  and  Christ,  a  49,  118. 
Moses   dying,    b     49.        Aaron   and 

Joshua,  b  124. 
Mourning,       See  Complaint,   repent- 
ance. 
Mysteries  revealed,  a  11,  12. 
National  mercies   and    thanks 

111. 
Nativity  of  Christ,  a  2,  3.  13. 
Nature  and   grace,  a  104       Corrupt 

from  Adam,  a  57.  b  128.159 
Neighbour  and  God  loved,  a  116. 
New,  covenant  sealed,  c  3.     Promis- 
es, a  7.     Song,  a   1.      Creature    a 
9,      Testament    in  the    blood     o 
Christ  c  3       Creation,  a  95.  b  130. 
Birth,  a  95, 
November  5th,  a  soner    ofpnise   92 
Obedience,  evangelical,  a  140.  143. 
Oid  age,  and  death  of  the  unconvert 

ed,  a  91. 
Offence  not  to  be  given,  a  126. 
Offices   and  operations   of  the    holy 
Spirit,  b  133.      And   of  Christ   a 
147— 150.  b  132. 
Olive  tree,  the  wild  and  the  good, 

114. 
Ordinances.     See    Worship,   Lord's 

Supper 
Original  sin,  a  57.     See  Adam,   Na- 
ture 

Pains  comfort  undo  them,   b  50. 
Paradise  on  earth,  b  30, 59. 


Pardon,  sufficiency  of  it,  b  85.     And 


confession,  a    131.       And  strength 
from   Christ,  g    24.      Bought  at   a 
dear  price,  c  4.       And    sanctifica- 
tion  by  faith,  a  9.  b   90.     Brought 
to  our  senses,  c  11. 
Parents    and  children,   a   113,   111. 
convey  not  grace,  a  99. 
of  Passover,  Christ  is  ours,  b  155. 
'Passion.       See     Christ,   Suffering*, 

Anger,  hove. 
Patience  under    afflictions,  a  5,    129. 
b  i09.       Of  God  producing  repent- 
ance, b  74,  105. 
Peace    of  conscience,   b    57.        And 
contention, a  130.  See  Comfort,  Joy. 
Perfections  of  God,  b  166—169. 
Persevering  gmce,    a  26,  32,  43,  51, 

133. 
Person  of  Christ   glorious  and  gra- 

i  io;js    a  75.  b  47 
Pe  -secition   courage  under  it,  a  14. 
Pharisee  and  publican,  a  131. 
Pilscrimage  of  the  saints,  b  53. 
Pleasure  of  a  good  conscience,  b  57. 
I  M  Religion,  b  30,  59.       Sinful  for- 
snk  n,  b  10, 11      Their  vanity  and 
danger  b  101. 
Poverty  of  spirit,  a  102,  127. 
PowerofGoA,  a   86.      And   wisdom 
i     Christ  crucified,   b    126.    c    10. 
\n-'  goodness  of  God  awful,  a  42. 
h  80. 
Praise  imperfect  on  earth,  b  5.     For 
daily  protection,  ?nd  preservation, 
b   H    7,   8.      From    angels,   b   27. 
From  the  creation ,  h  71.      To  the 
Redeemer,  b5,  21.  29,  35,78.     To 
the    trinity,  c    26 — 41.      for  crea- 
tion   and  redemption,  b  35. 
Prayer  and  praise,  a  1.      For  deliv- 

eranc    answered    a  30 
Preaching,  baptism,  and  the  Lord's 

supper,  b  141. 
P  ■■  destination.     See  Election. 
Pre-  araiion    for   death,  a  27.      See 

hath. 
Presumption   and  despair,  a  115,  b 

156,   157 
Presence  of  God    in    worship,  b   45. 
Light  in  darkness,  b  54.     In  death, 
a  1~9.  b31.49    c  14       In    life   and 
death,  b  117      Of  absence  of  Christ, 
b  50       Of  Christ  in  worship,  a  66. 
I   15   16.  c  15.      Of  God  our  life,  b 
93  94, 100. 
Preservation  of  this  world,  b  13.     Of 
onr  truces,  a  51.     Of  our  lives,    b 
■    7~  8.  19. 
Pri      and  humility,  all,  12,  127. 
PrifSlhood.      levitrcal,      ending      in 
Christ  b  12      Of  Christ  b  118. 
Prodigal  repenting,  a  153. 
Prr  fit  and  unprofitableness,  a  118.  h 
165. 


b  1, 


INDEX. 


451 


Promised  Messiah  bom,  a  60, 107. 

Promises  of  the  covenant,  a  9,  39. 
107.  See  Scripture.  And  truth 
of  God  unchangeable,  a  139.       ur 

security,  b  40.  00,  69, 

Prophecies  ami  typos  of  Christ, b 
135-     Ami  inspiration,  b  1  1. 

Prosperity  and  adversity,  a  5.  Vaii. 
b  50,  101. 

Protection  from  spiritual  enemies,  b 
82,  Of  the  church,  a  8.22,23. 
See  Church. 

Providence,  b  46,  Executed  b\ 
Christ,  a  1.  Over  afflictions  an<i 
death,  a  83.  Its  darkness,  b  109 
Prosperous  and  afflictive,  a  5. 

Provision- .     See  Gospel,  Lord's  table 

Public  ordinaces.     See  Worship. 

Publican  and  pharisees,  a  131 

Punishment  for  sin.  See  hell,  a  100, 
118. 

Race,  christian,  a  48.  b  53. 

Reason,  feeble,  b  87.  Carnal,  Hum- 
bled, a  11,  12. 

Recovery  irom  sickness,  a  55. 


their  avenger",  b  115.  And  hypo- 
crites, a  136.140.  Their  example,  b 
1  0.  Characters  of  them,  u  143.  Jn 
the  band  ofChriet,  a  138.  Security. 
h  64  l>eloved  in  Christ,  a  54.  A- 
dopted,  a  61  Death  and  burial,  b 
3  in  glory  a  40,41.  Commun'n,c2 

Salvation,  b  88  Of  the  worst  of  sin- 
ners, a  104.  By  grace,  a  111.  In 
Christ,  a  137.  See  Christ,  cross, 
grace,  heaven,  light,  redeem,  rigli- 
teousness. 

fiancti'r cation,  justification,  and  glo- 
ry, a  3.  And  pardon,  a  9.  Through 
faith,  b  90. 

Satan  and  Christ  at  enmity,  a  107, 
His  various-  temptations,  b  156, 157, 
Conquered  by  Christ,  b  89.  See 
i  ''evil. 

Scripture,  a  53.  b  119.      See  Gospel. 

>  a  under  the  dominion  ol  God,  b  70. 

Sealing  and  witnessing  Spirit,  a  144. 

Secure  and  awakrned  sinner,  a    115. 


Security  in  the  promises,   40,60,  69. 
Seeking  after  Christ,  a  67,  71. 
Reconciliation  to  God  in  Ch  rist,  b  1 48  j  Self- righteousness,  a  1 31  lusufficient, 
Redemption  in  Christ,  a  97  98.  b   78.1     b  154. 
And  protection,  b  82.      By  pr\ce.\Sense  assisting  our  faith,  b  141. 

Sensual  delights  dangerous,  b  10,  It. 

48. 
Serpent,  brazen,  a  112. 
Shepherd,  Christ  &  his  pastures,  a  67. 


bee 


c  4.     And  by  power,  b  29 

Christ. 
Regeneration ,  a  95.  b  130,     See  elect 

Hon,  adoption,  sanctification. 
Religion    neglected,    b    32.       Vnm\Sho?-t?tess,  frailty,  and  misery  of  life, 

without  love,  a  134.     Christianity,      b  32.  39,  58. 

the  excellency  of  it     b  131.      Re- \Sickness  and  recovery,  a  55. 

vealed.     See  gospel,  scripture.  Sight  of  God  nfortifies  us  to  the  world 


Remembrance  of  Christ,  c  6 
Repenting  prodigal,  a  123 


b4l.     Of  Christ  beatific,    b  16,75. 
And  faith,  a  110,  lvO.  b  139, 145.  Of 
death  easy,  c  14. 
19.  c  14. 
b  152. 
106.      And    impeni-  Sincerity  and  hypocricy.  a  136. 
Gives  joy  to  heaven,  \Sin  the  cause  o'f  Christ's  death,  b8L 
And  misery  banished  from  heaven 


Repentance  from  God's  goodness  and  Christ  makes  < 
patience,  b  74,  105.  And  humili ■  [Simeon's  song,  a 
ation,   a    87.       At   the  cross    ouSinai and  Siqn,  I 


Christ,   b  9, 

tenee, b 125. 

a  101. 

Resignation.     See  submission. 
Resurrection,  a  6.  b   102,,  110.      Set 

death,  Christ,  heaven. 
Retirement  and  meditation,  b  122 
Returns  and  back^lidings,  b  20. 
Revelation  of  Christ-       See  gentile, 

gospel. 
Revenge  and  love,  a  130. 
Rich  sinner  dying,  a  24.  b56. 
Riches,  their  vanity,  b  56. 101. 
Righteousness  and  strength  in  Christ, 

a  84.  85.  97,  98.      Of  Christ  valua 

hle,al09.    Our  robe,  a7,  20     Am 

self-righteousness,  a  131.  Our  own 

insufficient,  b  154. 
Sabbath  delightful,  b  14. 
Sacrament.    See  baptism.  Lord's  suj 
Sacrifice   of  Christ,  b  142       And  in 

tercession,  b  118. 
Safety  of  the  church,  a  39.  b  64,  92 
Saints.     See  church,   spiritual.    Go< 


a  105.  h  86.  Original,  a  57.  Pardon- 
ed  and  subdued,  a  9,  104.  b  90.  In- 
dwelling, a  115.  Its  power,  a  115.  b 
86.  The  ruin  ofangels  &  men.b24. 
Custom  in  it,  b  160.  Foily,  madness 
&  distemper  of  it.  b  153:  Conviction 
of  it  by  the  Jaw,  a  115.  Againstthe 
law  &  gospel,  a  118.  Crucified,  a 
106    Deceitfnlness  of  it,  b  150. 

Sinning  and  repenting,  b  20. 

Sinful  pleasures  foiaking,    b  10,11. 

Sinner,  the  vilest  saved  a  104.  And 
saint's  death,  b  2,  3.  52.  Invited  to 
Christ  a  127.  Excluded  heaven,  a 
104.  105.  His  death  terrible,a  91  b  2 

Sloth,  spiritual,  complained  of,  b  25. 

Society  in  heaven  blessed,  b  53. 

Son  equal  with  the  Father,  b  51.  See 
Christ. 

Sons  of  God,  a  64,  143.  Elect  and 
new-born,  a  54. 


452 


INDEX. 


Song  of  angels,  a  3-  Of  Simeon,  a  19. 
c  14.  Of  Zacharias,  a  50.  Of  Muses 
&  the  Lamb,  a  49,  56.  OfHezeki- 
ah,  a  55  Of  Solomon  paraphrased, 
a  69,78  Of  the  Virgin  Mary,  a 
60.     For  November  5th,  b  92. 

Sorrow.  See  Repentance.  Comfort 
under  it.  b  50,  60,  69.  For  the 
dead,  relieved,  b  3. 

Sovereignty  a  86.  See  Grace,  Elec- 
tion, God. 

Soul  seperate.   See  death,  heav'n,  hell. 

Spirit  breathed  after,  a  74  b  34. 
Water  and  blood,  c  9.  His  offices, 
b  133.  Witnessing  and  sealing, 
a  144.     Its  fruits,  a  102. 

Spirtual  enemies,  deliverance,  a  47. 
b65,82  Warfare,  b  77.  Pilgrim- 
age, b  53.  Apparel,  a  7. 20.  Race, 
a  48  Sloth  &  dullness,  b  25  34 
Joy,  b  73,  75.  Meat,  drink,  and 
clothing,  a  7.     Food.      See  Feast, 

State  of  nature  and  grace,  a  L04. 

Storm..    See  Thunder 

Strength  from  Heaven,  a  15,  32:  48. 
Righteousness  &,  pardon  in  Christ, 
a  84,  85.  c  24. 

Submission  and  deliverance,  a  129. 
To  afflictions  a  5.  b  109. 

Success  of  the  gospel,  a  11,  12,  119. 
bl44. 

Sufferings  for  Christ,  a  102.  See 
Christ: 

Supper  of  the  Lord   instituted,    c  1 
Baptism  and  preaching,  b  141. 

Support  under  trials,  b  50,65. 

Sympathy  of  Christ,  a  125. 

Table  of  the  Lord.     See  Lord. 

Temptations,  hope  under  them,  a 
139.  Of  the  world,  b  101.  Of  the 
devil,  b  65,  156,  157.  And  deser- 
tion complained  of,  b  163. 

Tempted.  Christ's  compassion  to 
them  a  125. 

Terrors  of  death  to  the  unconverted 
a  91. 

Testament,  new,  in  the  blood  of 
Christ,  c  3 

Thanksgiving  for  victory,  b  111. 
For  mercies,  b  116.     National,  b  1 

Throne  of  grace.     See  Grace. 

Thunderer,  God,  b  62. 

Time,  redeemed,  a  88.  Ours,  and 
eternity  God's,  b  67. 

Tree  of  life,  c  8.  &  river  of  love,  c  20. 

Trinity  praised,  c  26,  41. 

Trials  on  earth, &  hope  of  heav'n  b  63 

Triumph  over  death,  a  6.  bllO  Of 
faith  in  Christ,  a  14.  At  feast,  c  51. 
Of  Christ  over  otir  enemies,  a  82 

Trust.     See  Frdth 

Truth  &.  promises  of  God  unchange- 


able, a  139. b  GO,  69. 

Tijpes,  b  12.  And  prophecies  of 
Christ,  b  135 

Fa  in  prosperity,  b  36,  101. 

Value  of  Christ  and  his  righteous- 
ness, a  109. 

Vanity  and  mortality  of  man,  a  82. 
Of  youth  a  89,  90.  Of  the  crea- 
tures, b  146. 

Victory,  a  thanksgiving  for  it,  b  111 . 
Over  death,  a  17.  Sin  and  sor- 
row, a  14.  Of  Christ,  over  satan, 
a  58   b  89.     See  Enemies. 

Virtues,  christian,  b  161.  See  Holi- 
ness, Love,  Saint,  Spiritual. 

Unbelief  and  faith,  a  100.  b  125, 
Punished,  a  118. 

Uncharitableness ,  and  charity,  a  126. 

Unconverted  state,  b  159.  Death 
terrible  to  them,  a  91. 

Uufruitfulness,  b  165. 

Unsanciijied  affections,  b  165. 

Unseen  things,  faith  in  them,  a    120 

Wandering  affections,  b  20.  Tho'ts 
in  worship,  a  136. 

Warfare,  christian,  b  77. 

Water,  the  spirit  and  the  blood,  c  9. 

Weak  saints  encouraged  by  Christ, 
a  125.     By  the  church,  a  126. 

Weakness  our  own,  and  Christ  our 
strength,  a  15. 

Wisdom  and  power  of  God  in  Christ 
crucified,  c  10.  Carnal  humbled, 
all,  12. 

Witnessing  and  sealing  spirit,  a  144. 

Word  of  God,  a  53.  Preacned,  a  10, 
119.     See  Gospel,  Scripture 

World,  crucifixion  to  it  by  the  cross, 
c  7.  The  temptations  of  it,  b  101. 
Its  end,  b  164.  Mortification  to  it 
by  the  sight  of  God,  b  41.  Its  crea- 
tion, b  147.  And  preservation,  bl3. 

Worship  of  heaven  humble,  b  68. 
Piofitable,b  123.  Condescended  to 
by  God  b  45.  Christ  present  at  it. 
a  66.  b  15,  16.  c  15.  Accepted  thro" 
Christ,  b  36,  37.  Formality  in  it,  a 
136.  Delightful,  b  14,  15,  16,  42. 

Wrath  and  mercy  of  God,  a  42,  b  80- 
Sec  G»d,  Hell. 

Yoke  of  Christ  easy,  a  127. 

Youth,  its  vanities,  a  89,  90.  Ad- 
vised, a  91. 

Zachariai's  song,  and  John's  mes- 
sage, a  50. 

Zeal  in  the  christian  race,  a  48,  b  129. 
And  love,  a  14.  For  the  gospel,  a 
103,  b  3.  The  want  of  it,  b  25.  A- 
gainst  sin,  b  108.     For  God.  bll6. 

Zion,  her  glory  and  defence,  b  64 
See  Church. 


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A.DORE  and  tremble  for  our  God  267 
Alas,  and  did  my  Saviour  bleed  332 

All  glory  to  thy  wondrous  name  449 

All  mortal  vanities  be  gone  201 

And  are  we  wretches  yet  alive  339 

And  must  this  body  die  39! 

And  now  the  scales  have  left  mine  eyes  37 1 
Arise,  my  soul,  my  joyful  powers 
As  new-born  babes  desire  the  breast     318 
At  thy  command,  our  dearest  Lord      435 
Attend  while  God's  exalted  Son  402 

Awake  my  heart,  arise  my  tongue  260 
Awake,  our  souls,  away  our  fears  260 

Away  from  every  mortal  care  398 

Backward  with  humble  shaine  we  look  274 
Begin,  my  tongue,  some  heav'nly  theme  367 
Behold  how  sinners  disagree  312 

Behold  the  blind  their  sight  receive  405 
Behold  the  glories  of  the  Lamb  24*! 

Behold  the  grace  appears  350 

Behold  the  potter  and  the  clay  305 

Behold  the  Rose  of  Sharon  here  280 

Behold  the  woman's  promised  seed  404 
Behold  the  wretch  whose  lust  and  wine 308 
Behold  what  wondrous  grace 
Blessed  arc  the  humble  souls  that  see  29.8 
Blessed  be  the  everlasting  God  26 

Blessed  be  the  Father  and  his  love  441 
Bless'd  morning  whose  young  dawning 

rays  369 

Blessed  with  the  joys  of  innocence       40 
Blood  has  a  voice  to-pierce  the  skies      396 
Bright  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God       355 
Broad  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death      4 1 6 
Buried  in  shadows  of  the  night  296 

But  few  among  the  carnal  wise  296 

Can  creatures  to  perfection  jinn"  423 

Christ  and  his  cross  is  all  our  theme  30 
Come,  all  harmonious  tongues  376 

Come,  dearest  Lord,  descend  and  dwell  31  ! 
Come,  happy  souls  approach  your  God  38S 
Come  hither  all  ye  weary  souls  31 1 

Come,  holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove  346 
Come,  let  us  join  a  joyful  tune  428 

Come,  let  us  join  our  cheerful  songs  27t 
Come  let  us  l.;ft  our  joyful  eyes  39 ! 

Come,  let  us  lift  our  voices  high  43/ 

Come,  we  thai,  love  the  Lord  "  3   J 

Daughters  of  Zion,  come  behold  282 

Pr-arLord,  behold  our  sore  distress  418, 
Dearest  of  all  the  names  above  4:  \ 

Death  cannot  make  our  souls  afraid  54 
Death  may  dissolve  my  body  now  263 

Death  !  'tis  a  melancholy  day  356 

Deceived  by  subtle  snares  of  hell  300 

Deep  in  the  dust  before  thy  throne  309 
Descend  from  heaven,  immortal  Dove  331 
Do  we  not  know  that  solemn  word  1 0" 

Down  headlong  from  their  native,  skies  384 
Dread  sovereign  let  my  evening  song  330 
Ere  the  blue  heavens  were  stretched 

abroad  249 

Eternal  sovereign  of  the  sky  41 1  i 

Eternal  Spirit:  we  confess  403| 

Faith  is  the  brightest  evidence  307; 

Far  from  my  thoughts  vain  world  be 

gone  335 

Father,  I  long,  I  faint  to  see  gg 

Father  we  wait  to  feel  thy  grace  •!:-,. 

Firm  as  the  earth  thy  gospel  stands  31 
I  rom  heaven  the  sinning  angels  fell      334I 


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From  tbee,  my  God,  my  joys  shall  rise  371 
Gentiles  by  nature,  we  belong  304 
Give  me  the  wings  of  faith  to  rise  406 
Give  to  the  Father  praise  442 
Glory  to  God  the  trinity  441 
Glory  to  God  that  walks  th2  sky  361 
Glory  to  God  the  Father's  name  440 
God  is  a  spirit  just  and  wise  314 
Gud  of  the  morning,  at  whose  voice  237 
God  of  the  seas,  thy  thundering  voice  363 
<iod  the  eternal,  awful  name !  342 
God,  who  in  various  methods  told  272 
Go  preacli  my  Gospel,  saith  the  Lord  "11 
Go  worship  atlinmaiiuel's  feet  320 
Great  God,  how  infinite  art  thou  565 
Great  God,  I  own  thy  sentence  just  251 
Great  God, .thy  glories  shall  employ  421 
Great  God,  to  what  a  glorious  height  393 
Great  king  of  glory  and  of  grace  416 
Great  was  the  day,  the  joy  was  great  408 
Had  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews  313 
Happy  the  church,  thou  sacred  place  364 
Happy  the  heart  where  graces  reign  349 
Hark !  from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound  364 
Hark!  the  Redeemer  from  on  high  281 
Heir  w  hat  the  voice  from  heaven  pro- 
claims 259 
ilence  from  my  soul  sad  thoughts  be 

gone  370 

Here  at  thy  cross,  my  dying  God  329 

High  as  the  heavens  above  the  ground  395 

High  on  a  hil!  of  dazzling  light  336 

rtotheg,  almighty  Three  442 

[Jpscin  la,  &c  444 

Hosanna  to  our  conquering  King  379 

Hpsanna  to  the  prince  of  light  371 

Hosanna  to  the  royal  son  258 

Hosanna  with  a  cheerful  sound  331 

How  are  thy  glones  here  displayed  439 

How  beauteous  are  their  feet  255 

Mow  can  I  sink  with  such  a  prop  395 

'low  condescending  and  how  kind  425 

How  full  of  anguish  is  the  thought  386 

How  heavy  is  the  night  296 

Eiow  honourable  is  the  place  253 

Mow  large  the  promise,  how  divine  303 

'(o\v  oft  have  sin  and  Satan  strove  315 

iov  rich  are  thy  provisions,  Lord  431 

•  low  sad  our  state  by  nature  is  379 

How  shall  I  praise  the  eternal  God  420 

How  short  and  hasty  is  our  life  345 

Mow  should  the  sons  of  Adam's  race  291 

How  strong  thine  arm  is,  mighty  God  269 

How  sweet  and  aw  ful  is  the  place  432 

How  vain  are  all  things  here  below  334 
How  wondrous great,how  glorious  bri't378 

jfc  nnotb>  art'iimj  ;:bsence,  Lord  395 

1  'r  iv  e  immortal  praise  442 

I  hate  the  tempter  and  his  charms  475 

I  lift  my  banner,  saith  the  Lord  264 

I  love  the  windows  of  thy  grace  409 

I  .11  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord  299 
In  Gabriel's  hand  a  mighty  stone  275 
Iu  thine  own  ways,  <>  God  of  love  264 

I I  vain  the  wealthy  mortals  toil  261 
In  vain  we  lavish  out  Our  lives  254 
Infinite  grief !  amazing  woe  386 
I  j-iiid  the  joys  of  earth  away  33? 
I  s:ng  my  Saviour's  wondrous  death  394 
Is  this  the  kind  return 
Jehovah  speaks,  let  Israel  hear  290 


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421 

402 
252 

440 

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440 


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Jehovah  reigns,  his  throne  is  high  422 

Jesus,  in  thee  our  eyes  L'ehold  31  9 

Jesus  invites  his  saints  424 

Jesus  is  gone  above  the  shies  427 

Jesus,  the  man  of  constant  grief  256 

Jesus,  we  blese  thy  Father's  name  272 

Jesus,  we  how  before  thy  feet  435 

-.Jesus  with  all  thy  saints  above  343 

Join  all  the  glorious  names  324 

Join  all  the  names  of  love  and  power    323 
Kind  is  the  speech  of  Christ  our  Lord  283 
Laden  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fear 
Let  all  our  tongues  be  one 
Let  everlasting  glories  crown 
Let  every  mortal  ear  attend 
Let  God  the  Father  live 
Let  him  embrace  my  soul  and  prove 
Let  God  the  Maker's  name 
Let  me  but  hear  my  Saviour  say  257 

Let  mortal  tongues  attempt  to  sing  274 
Let  others  boast  how  strong  they  be  3:17 
Let  pharisees  cfliigh  esteem  313 

Let  the  old  heathens  tune  their  song  339 
Let  the  seventh  angel  sound  on  high  278 
Let  the  whole  race  of  ere  itnres  lie  385 
Let  the  wild  leopards  of  the  wood  417 
Let  them  neglect  thy  glory,  Lord  347 
Let  us  adore  the  eternal  word  426 

Life  and  immortal  joys  are  gives  3  9 

Life  is  the  time  to  serve  the  Lord 
I  .ift  up  your  eyes  Jo  the  heavenly  seats  348 
3, ike  sheep  we  went  astray  :>17 

Lo!  the  destroying  angel  .flies'  414 

Lo!  the  young  tribes  of  Adam  rise,  20: 
Lo!  what  a  glorious  sight  appears  2(10 
Long  have  I  fiat  beneath  the  t-ound  419 
Lord,.»t  thy  temple  we  appear  £59 

Lord,  how  divine  thy  comforts  are  430 
Lord,  how  secure  and  bless'd  are  they  359 
Lord,  how  secure  my  conscience  was  i>04 
Lord,  we  adore  thy  bounteous  hand  36 
Lord,  we  adore  thy  vast  desigus  391 

Lord,  we  are  blind,  we  mortals  blind  341 
Lord,  wc  confess  our  num'rous  faults  802 
Lord,  what  a  hea\'u  of  saving  grace  355 
Lord,  what  a  wretched  lsnd  is  this  -57 
Lord,  when  my  thoughts  with  wonder 

roll  329 

Man  hath  a  soul  of  vast  desires  409 

Mistaken  souls  that  dream  of  heaven  316 
My  dear  redeemer  and  my  Lord  406 

My  drowsy  powers  why  sleep  ye  so  341 
My  God,  how  endless  is  thy  love  2f-S 

My  God,  my  life,  my  love  381 

My  God,  my  portion  and  my  love  385j 

My  God,  permit  me  not  to  be  8§* 

My  God,  the  spring  of  all  my  joys  36b 
My  God,  what  endless  pleasures  dwell  350 
My  heart,  how  dreadful  hard  it  is  384 

My  Saviour  God,  my  sov'reign  prince  ilOf 
My  soul,  come  meditate  the  day  302 

My  soul  forsakes  her  vain  delight  3  2 

My  thought;  on  awful  subjects  roll  3  & 
Ivly  thoughts  surmount  these  lower  skies  ->i  8 
Naked  as  from  the  earth  we  came  251 
(Nature  with  all  her  powers  shall  ting  32' 


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Not  from  the  dust  affliction  grows  28J> 
Not  the  malicious  or  profane  235 

Not  to  condemn  the  sons  of  men  297 

Not  to  the  terrors  of  the  Lord  41-2 

Not  with  our  mortal  eyes  301 

Now  be  the  <iod  of  Israel  blest  270 

Now  by  the  bowels  of  my  God  ^H 

Now  for  a  tune  of  lofty  praise  35! 

Now  have  our  hearts  embraced  our  God  432 
Now  in  the  galleries  of  ids  jrrace  236 

Now  in  the  heat  of  youthful  blood  293 

Now  let  a  spacious  world  arise  410 

Now  Jet  our  pains  be  all  forgot  433 

Now  let  the  Father  and  the  Son  4K 

Now  let  the  Lord  my  Saviour  smile  355 
Now  Satan  comes  with  dreadful  roar  4 15 
Now  shall  my  inward  joys  arise  265 

Now  to  the  Lord  a  nohle  song  353 

Now  to  the  Lord  that  makes  us  know  275 
Now  to  the  power  of  God  supreme  314 
O  for  an  overcoming  faith  258 

Oh !  if  my  sou)  was  formed  for  woe  339 
Oh  !  the  almighty  Lord  :,7l 

Oh'!  the  delights,  the  heavenly  joys  380 
Often  I  seek  my  Lord  by  night    "  2532 

Once  more  my  soul  the  rising  day  330 
bur  days,  alas !  our  mortal  days  548 

Our  God,  how  firm  his  promise  stands  ibid 

377 
275 
437 
373 
352 
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-X*o,  I'll  repine  at  death  no  more 
No,  I  shall  envy  them  no  more 
tio  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 
Nor  eye  hath  seen,  nor  ear  has  heard 
Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts 
Wot  all  the  outward  forms  on  earth 
•Not  different  feed  cor  different  dm^'s 


Our  sins,  alas  !  hov\  strong  they  be 
Our  souls  shall  magnify  the  Lord 
Our  spirits  join  to  adore  the  lamb 
Plunged  in  a  gulph  of  dark  despair 
Prais",  everlasting  praise  be  paid 
Raise  thee,  my  soul,  fly  up  and  run 
Rai^e  your  triumphant  songs 
Itise,  rise,  my  soul,  and  leave  the  ground  33C 
Saints,  at  your  heavenly  Father's  word    11 

Salvation!  Otiie  joyful  sound  378 

See  where  the  greut  incarnate  God  268 

Shall  the  vile  race  of  flesh  and  blood  280 

Shall  we  go  on  to  sin  .  38G 

Shall  wisdom  cry  aloud  S4 

Shout  to  the  Lord  and  let  our  joys  381 

Sin  hath  a  thousand  treacherous  arts  412 

Sin  like  s.  venemous  disease  418 

Sing  to  the  Lord  that  built  the  skies  334 

Sing  to  the  Lord,  ye  heavenly  hosts  263 

Sitting  around  our  Father's  board  438 

So  did  the  Hebrew  prophet  raise  303 

Sole'  our  lips  and  lives  express  312 

St:<n  1  up,  ray  soul,  shake  off  thy  fears  372 
Stoop  down  my  thoughts,  that  used  to 

rise  343 

Strait  r>  the.  way,  the  door  is  strait  4 It 

Terrible  God,  that  rrigu'st  on  high  33P 

rbat  auf.i]  day  will  mirely  come  ;;90 

Thee  w  e  adore,  etorn-d  name  358 

The  glories  of  my  Maker,  God  .'  fX> 

The  tiod  of  mercy  be  adored  441 

The  Ki::g  of  glory  sends  his  son  <04 

Thehn  ;s  that  long  in  darkness  lay  25C 

The  law  by  Moses  came  30" 
The  law  commands  and  makes  us  know  397 


The  Lord  declares  his  will 

The  Lord  descending  fp  im  above 

The  Lord  Jehovah  reigns 

The  Lord  on  high  proclaims 

Th^  majesty  of  Solomon 

The  memory  of  our  dying  Lord 

The  promise  of  my  father's  love 

Th"  promise  was  divinely  free 

The  true  Messiah  now  appears 

The  voire  ofmv  beloved  .-rands 


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387 

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300 
40. 
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There  is  a  house  not  made  with  hands  3(Ji 
There  is  a  land  of pure  delight  366 

There  was  an  hour  whenChrist  rejoie'd  2  >5 
T-hese  glorious  minds,  how  bright  they 

shine  26 

Thnisthe  word  of  truth  and  love  40.r> 
Thou  whom  my  soul  admires  above  271' 
Thus  did  the  sons  of  Abraham  pass  W 
Thus  far  the  Lord  has  led  om  on  26£ 

Thus  saith  the  first,  the  great  command20fi 
Thus  saith  the  high  and  loft v  one  29 

Thus  saith  the  ruler  of  the  skies  37 

Thus  saith  the  mercy  of  the  Lord  307 

Thus  saith  the  wisdom  of  the  Lord         2 
Thy  favours,  Lord,  surprise  our  souls    352 
Time,  what  an  empty  vapour  'tis  360 

'Tisby  the  faith  of  joys  to  rome  401 

•Tie  from  the  treasures  of  his  word  32.! 
'Tis  not  the  law  often  commands  39 

To  Gud  the  Father,  Gcd  the  .Son  44 

To  God  the  only  wise 
To  God  the  father's  throne 
To  him  that  chose  us  first 
To  our  eternal  God 
"Twas  by  an  order  from  the  Lord 
'Twaa  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night  42 
'Twas  the  commission  of  our  Lord        27 
Vain  are  the  hopes  the  sons  of  men 
Vain  are  the  hopes  that  rebels  place 
Up  to  the  fields  where  angels  lie 
Up  to  the  Lord  that  reigns  on  high 
We  are  a  garden  walled  around 
Wc  bless  the  prophet  of  the  Lord 


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Wc  sing  the  amazing  deeds  434 

We  sing  the  glories  of  thy  love  273 

Welcome  sweet  day  of  rest  334 

Well,  the  redeemer's  gone  347 

What  different  powers  of  grace  and  sin  408 
What  equal  honours  shall  we  bring  27  7 
What  happy  men  or  angels  these  206 

What  mighty  man  or  mighty  God  203 
Whence  do  our  mournful  thoughts  arisc265 
When  I  can  read  iny  title  clear  3  4 

When  in  the  light  of  faith  divine  367 

W  hen  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross  427 
When  we  are  raised  from  deep  distress  275 
W  iif-n  strangers  stand  and  hear  me  tell  235 
When  the  first  parents  of  our  race  372 

\Y  ban  the  great  builder  arch'd  the  skies  340 
Where  arc  the  mourners, enith  the  Lord  4 1 4 
Who  can  describe  the  joys  that  rise  298 
Who  hr.th  believed  thy  word  3lG 

Who  is  this  fair  one  in  distress  286 

27  |  Who  shall  the  Lord's  elect  condemn  v57 
Why  does  your  face,  ye  humble  souls  377 
Why  do  we  mourn  departing  friends  328 
Why  is  my  heart  so  far  from  thee 
Why  should  the  children  of  a  king 
Why  should  thiseartn  delight  us  so 
Why  should  wo  start  and  fear  to  die 
With  cheerful  voice  I  sing 
V\  ith  holy  fear  and  humble  song 
With  joy  we  meditate  the  grace 
Ye  angels  round  the  thro1  c 

28'jVe  sous  of  Adam,  vain  and  young 

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A  TABLE 

aF  THE  SCRIPTURES  THAT  ARE  TURNED  INTO  VERSE. 


In  the  first  Book. 


Gen.  iii.  1,  15,  IT, 

xv  ii.  7. 

xvii.  7.  10. 

xxii.  6. 
Job  i.  21. 

iii.  14, 15. 

iv.  17,  21. 

v.  6,  ',  8. 

ix.  2,  10. 

xiv.  4. 

xix.  25,  26,  27. 
Psalm  iii.  5,  6. 

iv.     . 

xix.  5,  3. 

xlix.  6,  9. 

Ii.  5. 

lxxiii.  24.  2-5. 

cxxxix.  23,  24. 

cxliii.  8. 

cxlvii.  19,  20. 
Pf ov.  viii.  1 ,  22,  32. 

viii.  34.3" 

Eccles.  viii.  3. 

ix.  4,  5,6,  10. 

x  .9. 

The  same. 

xii.  1,  7. 
Solo,   \i.2- 5,12, 1 
Song.  5  i-  ">• 

ii.  1,2,3,  Arc. 
Solo.  Songs,  ii.  8,  9, 

ii.  14,  16, 17. 

iii.  1,2,3,  4,5. 

in.  11. 

iv.  1,  7,  11. 

iv.  12, 14,  15. 

v.  1. 

v.  9—16. 

vi.  1,2,  3,  12. 

vii.  5, 6,  9. 12, 13. 

viii.  5,  8,  14. 
Isaiah  v.  2,  7,  10. 

ix  2.  6,  7 

xxvi.  1,  -,  &c. 

xxvi.  8,  20. 

xxxviii,  9,  <fcc. 

xl.  27—30. 

The  same. 
Isaiah  xiv.  7. 

dr.  21, 25. 

The  some. 

xlix.  13,  14.  fcc. 

liii.  1— 5,  1".  12. 

liii.  6  9,  12. 

Iv.  1, 2,  &c. 

The  same 

lvii.  15, 16. 

lxi.  10. 


Luke  ii.  2?. 
xiv.  16. 
xiv.  17.  ?$. 
kjqL  19- 


Hymn. 
107 
113 
121 


■JVl 


lxiii  1.2.  3.  &c. 

lxiii.  4,  5,    ,  7. 

Ixv  20. 
129  Lain  iii,  23. 

5  Exek.xxxvj.  25,  &v 
24  Vic.  vii.  '9. 
?2  Xah  i.  1,  2.  3.  &c 
83  Zech.  xifi.  1. 
8o  Matt.  iii.  9. 
57      v.  3,  12. 

xi.  28,  30. 
80     yn.  20. 

v.ii.  16,  !7. 
79      xx  i.    . 
24      xxii.  37, 
57      xxviii.  18,  ic. 
79      xxviii.  19. 
136  .Mark  x.  1  :. 

55  Luke  i.  3 

:.46.  &c 

.:    10.  &c 


Hymn.\ 

2 

I 

p 

9 


6r 

::.  21.22. 

The  same. 
91      xv.  7.  10. 
66      xv.  13.  &c 
b*.     xviii  10.  o>c 

six.  33  40. 
60  John  i.  1,3,  14- 

i.  !3. 

71  i.  17. 

72  i.  29,  32. 

73  iii.  3,  Arc. 

74  iii.  14, 16. 
Jo'in  iii.  16,  >7, 1? 

iv.    4. 

x.  2  .  29. 
Act'  ii. 

xvi.  14,19;  33. 
Rom.  iii- 19;  22. 

v    12.  &c. 

T  t  same 

vi.  1.1,  • 

vi.  3.4.  &e. 

vii.  S.  9,14,21. 

viii.  14,  16. 

viii.  43,  Sec. 

:.  tc. 

xi.  16, 17. 
xiv.  17,  .9. 
xv.  B,  9,  12. 
142  1  Cor.u.23,24. 

71     i.  25.  31. 

S      i.  30- 
BTJ     Tin  same. 
20      ii.  9,  10. 


IS 
10 
5 
SO 
55 

3:: 

..- 

81 
B4 

3? 
1:1 


iii.  6.  7. 
vi.  10,  1 1. 
x.  32. 
xiii.1,2.  3. 
xiii.  2,3,7,  13. 
xv.  55,  Arc. 
42  2  Cor.  ii.  16. 

v.  1.  5,8. 
99 1    xii.  7.  9, 10. 
102  Gal.  iv  4. 

iv.  6 
125  Eph.i.3,  &c 
i.     3.1.;. 
iii.    .  10. 
iii.  16,  <vc. 
L-      iv.  30,  &c. 
o2P!iil.  ii-  2. 
If  3  Phil. iii. 7,  8,  9. 
128  Col.  i.  16. 
3      ii.15. 
6    2  Tim.  i.  9,  10. 
..  : 

3'     iii.  15, 16. 
19     iv.  6.7.5.  !?. 
11  Tit.  ii.    0, 13. 
■i  3.7. 
101  Ueb.i.  l. 


iii.  3,  5,  6. 
iv.  15,    6. 

v.  7. 

vi.  17,  19. 

vii. 


x  23.29. 
xi.  I,  3,  8,  10. 
Pet.  i.  3  4.  5. 


123 
131 

16 

14 

SO 
93 

112 
100 

1361  John  iii.  1,  &c. 
13?  Jude24,25. 
52  Rev.  i.  5,  6,  7. 
121      v.  6  8,12. 
94      The  same. 
7      v.      —13. 
The  same 
■  u.  1  ,  <vc. 
The  same. 
115      xi.  15. 
xii.  7. 
14      xiv.  13. 

I  i '.      xv.  3. 
114      xvi.  1 9. 
126      xvii.  6. 

xviii  20,21. 

II  xxi.  1,  2,  3,4. 
xxi.  5  C,  7,  B, 

97      xxi.  27. 

105, 


In  the  third  Booh 


7  yum- 1 

I  I  John  vi.  31,35,59. 
12     xiv.  :;. 
33[Io!inxvi    '6. 
Bjl  Cor.  x.V.    " 


ln;mn.\ 

xi.  23,  &c 

{   Gal.  vi.  14. 
f  l  John  v.  6. 


Hymn- 
119 
104 
12C 
134 
133 
17 
119 

ne 

15 

107 

64 

54 

144 

2 

135 

13,1 

130 

109 

g 

107 
137 

53 

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111 
i3 
118 
125 
125 
139 
145 
145 
118 
120 
2-, 

oe 

64 

51 
61 

1 

2~j 
62 
63 
40 
41 
65 
58 
18 
49,56 
56 
56 
59 
21 
45 
105 


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